I have found some of their tools are better quality then the brand names I can get at Lowes

After doing some direct mail I realized that lease options would be a valuable tool but also being able to list a house if there was no other way to structure a deal and the owner wanted to sell that way.  

after all, knowledge is power!

Words are very powerful, I choose to use them to build up not pull down. 

He may be currently short of funds to loan, or he may simply not like the deal.Hard Money is a tool.

Hello All,I'm working on putting my power team together and would like some referrals for good, investor friendly, CPAs, Real Estate Attorneys, Title Companies, Realtors, Insurance Agents, Contractors, etc in the Houston, TX area.I appreciate any information you are willing to provide.Thanks!

Your opinions could be life-changing for me(powerful stuff right?)

NoOhio Revised Code4735.01 Real estate broker definitions.As used in this chapter:(A) "Real estate broker" includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to a power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration does any of the following:(1) Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(2) Offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;(3) Lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, or auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate;(4) Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate;(5) Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretaker, or janitor, any building or portions of buildings to the public as tenants;(6) Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate;(7) Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate;(8) Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;(9) Collects rental information for purposes of referring prospective tenants to rental units or locations of such units and charges the prospective tenants a fee.

Something similar to REI BalckBook, but without the websites and marketing tools?

I also have the ability and tools to do most work myself, although time constraints will dictate that I hire contractors.