Here is a free rehab estimator online...

Filing can be done online in most states.

Since you're just starting out in the Houston market, your best bet may be to offer your services as an experienced rehabber to a new investor who has some capital to invest.

The rain you guys have seen over the past few months is a good example.If that doesn't work, installing interior drain tile is probably your best bet.

When you walk up to a slot machine and make your bet, your most likely result is that you will lose that bet.

I'd definitely recommend you read through our Free online book "The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing."

I'm starting to see that I should have started here with my quest for short sale knowledge and I'm on a very broad search right now, Anson I already talked to you about the real-estate courses and saw another post of yours about online verses a class room and have decided to take the classroom route, any schools you would recommend they seem similar for the online courses.

I recently went to a leading online mortgage site and found a lender that was willing to look at my investment as an investment.

Gary West I have found this online calculator very helpful in answering that question.http://www.timevalue.com/products/tcalc-financial-calculators/accelerated-mortgage-calculator.aspx

:) You can use Google maps to "drive" the area as well as local real estate listings online.