Hello All,I'm a spanking brand new REI in the Texas market .

That was my experience on my first home, I got several thousand dollars back in the form of debt relief and paid off my car.How does this play out, regarding the seller concessions?

It's very important you stay patient and be ready to play the right hand when it comes up.

I was rather looking for clarity if that type of strategy was even heard of or if I was getting played just so the realtor could tie me up in a deal.

If you are buying conventional and the repairs don't affect the functionality of the property, it will never come into play.

Since then I have shopped and found another commercial lender with slightly less down and longer amortization all helping cash flow and growth.Now I play both of them since I have done business with both and each has a few particulars that work better or worse on any given deal. 

I won't sell my investment properties to an FHA insured buyer as too often the underwriters make unreasonable demands and are as arrogant as a politician...I don't wish to play their games.

Brand new to real estate but would definitely like to get in the game.

I'm trying to finalize my branding (i.e. company name, marketing message, etc.) and I'm torn on which brand direction to take.

Well, not brand new.