Seemed very professional and lots of data/property listings, but why would I provide a refundable deposit before anything has transpired.

It's something that you have to explore and see what is best for you.We welcome everybody with open arms here at bigger pockets and I'm sure you'll be a great addition to the forum.

We should grab coffee sometime and see explore how we can work together. l'm central but can be pretty flexible on a meetup location.

Our initial thought is to get into buy and holds with Single family homes and explore from there.

Ok I got it that's how I up load my data for my GPS box's from Jeppesson. it used to be we had this disk type thing we would have to plug into something on the computer then put it in that thing.. now it goes on a little thumb thing and is quite a bit faster.. not sure if that's it. but its a subscription.. thanks

This Article should work better for you out in the boonies where Redfin data isn't available.

I've used many different sources to get data, educational tools, etc. to learn about investing but I still have not made my first investment/home purchase. 

For myself I do not even view applicants as people, they are a collection of facts and data. 

Well it sounds like you have two options to explore.

I just want to explore my options at this time to see what would be my next best step.