Cash flow is harder to get in that market because the prices have gone up A LOT in the last couple years.

Step Four:Contact a local Real Estate Broker and ask them to give you a list of all the houses in that neighborhood that have sold for cash within the last couple of years (these will typically be cash investors).

Send me a PM with your price range and property preferences, and I will let you know what neighborhoods fit.

I would prefer to give the business to someone who is a member of Bigger Pockets.  

I'm not a huge stock market person myself and I prefer to limit my equity positions to 35-40% of my overall net worth.  

This is why I prefer BRRRR over flips.

I'm looking to build a portfolio of rental properties in the Dallas and Houston areas, working with a couple investment partners.  

You also need some business cards that have a couple things for you to write in manually like your phone number but not your cell phone number.Another thing you should consider, depending on your financial worthm, is to form some sort of corporation or a LLC,  Expect that most banks are against doing a loan that not in your name, even a transfer.  

Do you think adding the  cosigner will cover my basis on renting to the couple? 

Great answer Tim Pagano Phil Kogan Couple points. 1.