Quote from @Bernie Burke: Hello, I’d like to hear some ideas as far as what you would do if you had $100k in cash to invest?

Not knocking wholesaling…I just think it’s a hit or miss thing and for me and my market I don’t find it reliable enough to scale the way I’d like or worth the additional exposure/risk it brings.Luckily, we have good deals on the mls here.I appreciate the suggestion and I’ll keep watching the deals come through!!

I see these properties as places I'd want to stay long-term even though they may be just rentals.I will look into attending my local RE meetups as I can understand what other investors go through and seek advice from other couples who invest.

I will say they have closed on every deal where I had my client wire the deposit, so I'd vouch for them all day long @Jack Tulloch

I thought I'd give an update, I reached out to titan and they did exactly what I wanted.

(I'd still be putting aside the 15% as if it were fully rented because of Murphy's law) I'd have to live there a year, then move (another duplex?)

That's a bit farther than I'd like for my first one. 

My questions span broad areas and as I continue to do my own research, I'd really appreciate any experienced investors and residents who can chime in:1) For those who have invested in Chicago and DFW, or moved from one to the other, are there any qualitative differences in the way homeowners approach rehabs, structural issues, expenses requiring insurance claims, or any other major overhauls that a newbie must account and budget for?

I have a VA loan option from when I was in the military I have not used and have the down payment I’d need for our next residence so I don’t necessarily need to sell in order to buy my next house.

Hey Luis, I'd recommend finding an agent in Houston that knows house hacking.