You'll have to figure that in as well for your buyer's target profit.

True, you can have any Realtor set you up with auto-emails and searches, but then you're at the mercy of their responsiveness, etc.I'm working on building a portfolio of properties outside of the metro area, and as such, I'm working with an agent who specializes in that target market.

Having a market you are interested in will allow you to be more targeted when you reach out to investors/ potential team members.Best of luck :)

If he's struggling to find work as you say he is, he might become an invaluable resource for you and you're helping someone who needs it more than the average joe. 

Thats what I see most of the time.You are not doing something wrong you are trying to protect yourself and to avoid any title problems in the future.Basically you are buying the property that simple.I'd call the county clerk and ask about which site to use to search the records...that way you can do your own search not saying professionally but at least sometime you can find some liens on any property interested in like labor liens, child support, abstract judgments...etc could save you some time and $$$ by filtering your targeted properties before doing the title search through title abstractor.Some times I offer the former owners some time to leave like few weeks so I dont need to pay them alot and get them sign a short term lease with zero rent with waving their rights to fight any eviction and giving me the right to get the writ of possession right a way once the short term lease ends without giving them any eviction notice.Hope that helps.Good luck to all

You have target  to pay off early to create more equity so right approach will be lower interest rate.

So i am going to focus on that, so the next time I step out there I have all of my resources ready to be successful.

Paying attention to the right folks on the forums provides the knowledge of tons of resources all in one.#2-LISTEN to the folks who have been in the game for a while.... they've been through so much, they understand the great times don't last forever.. they prepare for the not so great, they change strategy and they admit they've lost, gotten beat, etc. 

The target is on your back now bro.  

Hey BP - I am looking for good resources to review on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis that will help me analyze the DFW and US real estate markets.