What you are describing sounds like black jack at the casino.

I am a real estate investor from Houston.

We moved to the Houston area from California about 10 years ago.

Need a mortgage broker in Houston to help a couple obtain financing for their first home purchase.

The reason being is we are currently in an apartment plan to move out around September.My wife and I would house hack or buy a duplex/quad to start out, but we seem to cant find those types of properties in Houston, relative to where we both work.

I have a set up area chosen here in Houston where I would like to find motivated sellers.

My real estate experience is limited to having purchased a condo in Houston that I lived in for 6 years and fixed up/updated a bit toward the end of my tenure there.

Hey my name is Angel Thomas I'm new to BP I'm looking forward to networking and learning. My husband introduced me to this site. We finished up our first wholesale deal in February and are excited for our future in re...

I'm originally from Houston, where my family still is. 

Since you are looking to spend only $20k-$30k on your first rental and possibly do it out of state in a more affordable market, you may want to consider investing through a turn-key company in markets like Memphis, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Birmingham, or Jacksonville, FL.