We do have a lot of investors from the TX area, hope you have the chance to network with many of them.

I haven't had a chance to make any of these because they're over in Orlando mostly and keep conflicting with my schedule, but I'm sure it's a great place to network and I will make time soon.Good luck and let me or my wife @Lauren R. who lurks around here know if there's anything we can help with.

@Tanner Trokey   never ending controversy on this one.. clearly those that wholesale are selling RE without a LICENCE.. but then they couch it by saying they are selling equitable interests in contracts.REAILITY if any wholesaler that is not licsened was turned into that states DRE they would have problems..

If applicants are paying $25/adult (or more) to apply and you have a-priori decided that they're in the first 37% (and therefore have zero chance of being selected), you might be running afoul of local laws.

As to your original post, unless I'm mistaken (always a good chance of my being wrong) you seemed to want someone to agree with your point.

Chances are I would end up buying $0.01 per dollar invested, only based on a lack of local knowledge. 

I would say your chances of that are small.   

Could you elaborate on this a bit by chance?

A lease and an option are two separate equitable interests in a property that use separate instruments.  

By any chance, does anyone know of any no title-Seasoning lenders in Texas.