Let me know if you'd like her contact info.

I’ll look into the area and start contacting some property management companies.

Contact them and find out their intensions, promise nothing, do not allow them any more than a couple of weeks to move out.

A good starting point @Mohammed A. is to jump on Loopnet.com and see which Brokers have some listings in the area. you can also read their bio and profile info. search other commercial listing in your area and contact them too.

I've contacted a few banks, and they all want 20% down for construction.

Learning, analyzing deals, making contacts and networking, walking neighborhoods - start learning the craft, the market, and the numbers so you'll be prepared once you find your first potential deal.

Spending your Dallas dollars may produce better opportunities in northern Mississippi, where presumably you already have contacts, while you work to figure out the Dallas market and build connections in Dallas.

I have contacted PBOT and I am following their list of demands to the letter.

He was the first to contact me and by the time I was contacted by an FHA mortgage counselor in my state, I had already been communicating with the Rhode Island counselor for several weeks.I haven't given any personal information yet but I wanted to ask here on BP to see what you all think....is it best to work with a mortgage counselor in your state or does it really matter?

I have several CPA contacts for Missouri.