So townhouse/row houses are pretty much the only game in that neighborhood and those townhomes can go for something in the $300-$600K range.

If you plan on living there first (house hacking), you'll have a great advantage getting started in the game.

We are trying to build a network of hard money lenders who are willing to work with newbies with little skin in the game in Houston, TX.

This property will be delivered with clean title there may be half a years tax's or so but you would take that on.I want this to be a learning experience for the BP community to share with especially newer investors looking to get into the game...

does anyone know of software you can buy that automatically lets you mail pre foreclosure, estates easily?

We are very interested in the buy-and-hold game for passive income to eventually earn enough passive income to quit our day jobs (obviously with realistic goals knowing it will take years).  

I am new to the game and am looking to help a local investor however I can.

In fact, the game was not about making money but rather mitigating the losses.  

What is you end game and how active or passive do you want to be in the process?

I have a BA in Computer Science from The University of Texas and have worked as a software engineer, project leader, technical manager and systems analyst since the early 1980’s.