I had to repeatedly travel back to the house over and over for meetings with a specific firm of plumbers that the HOA insisted come there with the brief to persuade me to believe I had pipes leaking under my slab foundation - and push me to pay them for extensive unnecessary works.The previous (independent) pumpers and the engineer had already explored all this and confirmed no such issues The Board started inviting me to take part in the morning meetings they set up monthly to argue with homeowners who have broken rules. 

I didn't want to lose the 3 plex so we went along with what they said, but it didn't sit right that they were going to remove my name from the title (to meet debt to income requirements) and then also mandate that the property is listed on the MLS (even though my name wasn't on the title).The 3 plex was purchased and the City rental Inspection is this week.  

They are out there, but it's very much worth the time to research each company and meet with them. 

Thanks for the responses Grayson and Brian.I would love to join for one of the meet ups.

How can I meet a lot of wholesalers in my area Houston, so I can start evaluating deals to buy a flip?

The most important thing is networking, Bigger Pockets is great and there are a bunch of groups on Facebook I could recommend but, you need a local accountability and an REI meeting would be the best place to find good people and find someone to help find the information you need and someone(s) to be accountable to.

I had a couple phone calls with them, and then flew out to meet with them in person.

Hey @Jackson Acuff,Come to some local meetings.

Less than 5 doors and rent income is not a major factor as long as you meet the debt service ratio.

The seller is meeting with the town to have the zoning changed in early December.