Whether there were reliable hard money lenders that folks we familiar with in the Ohio area or anyone interested in some sort of partnership on this deal.

Who you raise money from, how much, how you solicit and how you structure the investment....all things that would fall into that concept.Provided you gain an understanding of all of that, it becomes a function of raising the capital in either equity or debt or a combination of the two.

Lease options are FUNCTIONALLY illegal in Texas.

Housing is a major problem for people who just don't know how to function in this modern world.

I have 4 different partnerships .how can I put these homes under one company. and what would that be .we have about $2500 monthly cash flow and $ 500,000 equity .

I do partnerships, flips, buy to hold and will build soon, and a lot of the info I use now is what I've learned at that seminar.I also have 15 year of RE experience from working in the past at a property management company, construction company and being a broker for over 12 years.

I need a  lead capture function. 

If that definition of market value is met, you never buy under market value, the price you paid is the market value.Distressed sales may be from the motivation of the owner, the property condition, it may be under performing or there are issues of obsolescence, functional or external.Cure the matter that effects the property, mismanagement, condition, functionality or obsolescence.Going the route Chris mentioned can be done, it's not guaranteed as an over night method as it may take time to achieve a record that can be shown in the market and there will also be more emphasis on the management ability of the borrower.

What defines 'PIG" is functional obsolescence, age, CapEx overhead due to the previous 2 items, class of tenant attracted to location and structure, etc.$30,000 in SFR space buys 1 type of thing

This is the function of an agent.