@Salvatore Lentini thank you for your response and congrats on your success.

Looking for ideas on a Debt investment.I have $20,000 to invest in a debt fund or with partner. 8% + return, 6mo-2yr tie up.Prefer seasoned company with many successful deals to their credit.Non-Accredited, SDIRA acceptable.Thanksps: I am not looking at this time for anymore equity investments

Has anyone successfully bought a property through auctions and/or foreclosures?

There are ways I can manipulate the input to achieve a more desired output with real estate - I can fix up a house, add to it, rent it out, lease to own, sell it outright, borrow against it, etc.

I cannot speak directly to the Houston market as I am primarily focused in NH and MA, but I figured I'd share some insights and thoughts I have based on what you've said.First, you do not have to be handy to successfully complete a fix-and-flip, AND, you don't initially have to have any contract contacts.

@Vijaianand ThirunageswaramCongratulations on a successful flip!!  

That could be a great way to find and stay engaged with local investors, realtors and opportunities. http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsLooks like you've already made some connections with BP members there in your neighborhood...You can also search for other investors or brokers in in Tacoma / Olympia / JBLM, and follow their journey on Bigger Pockets here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersBest of luck to you and look forward to following your success on BP!

I’ve done a good amount of research for a week straight, wanted to know if anyone can point me in the right direction of how to successfully start this journey.

I have been doing a very slow crawl (while I clean up past financial mistakes & save cash for future successes) to get into the investment side, but have been working to gather some priceless experience along the way.We purchased our first home in 2005 and that became our very first rental in 2009!

Listen to enough @Michael Blank and you'll recognize his theorey that the second, third, etc. deals come in rapid succession as well.