If you see it on Realtor.com and it is actually listed by an agent, then it is likely a short sale.

Sydnie, the first place to start would be by signing up for a real estate class, either online or in person, to get qualify to take the TREC licensing test.I don't believe I'm allowed to post links, but go to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) website, and it will guide you through the steps.Your age/appearance could deter some potential clients, but we all have some aspects that both deter and attract people.  

I tried to keep it simple and short but please let me know what other details you need in order to give better feedback.

Hi everyone,I am looking over the short term to "come home" (so to speak) to get a couple of rentals.  

hello everyone,I've recently made two offers on short sales, (they both happened today)as they looked like good deals when i quickly ran the numbers, so i made offers on both as things are going crazy fast here in vegas and i thought it was best to submit an offer then have the option of turning down the deal if it wasn't a good one.after using the rental calculator one cash flows for 90 and the other for 60. and this is without me allowing for cap x on either, the reason for this is that ones a town home and the other is a condo, both with good hoa's, i did allow 5% for repairs which i think is a lot as the condo has just been totally refurbished and the TH was in good condition and I've allowed 1500 for touch ups, so it'll also be like new after I'm finished. my thinking was that this 5% would cover both repairs and cap x as there shouldn't be much in the way of either. is this a terrible idea for me to allow so little for both.i would be waking in with 25k of equity on the TH and thats without my 20% down payment. and with the condo id be getting around 13k.here are the rental calculator results for both-any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'd love to chat more to get a better idea of what you are looking for (type of neighborhood, assets available, timeline, desired return..) as well as what why you are investing (buy/hold short or long term or rehab/flip).  

Factors to consider: does beach condo mean weekend, short term rentals?

For example: if every other house on the market has hardwood floors and tile.... then it will be harder to attract the best tenants with worn out linoleum.That being said.... assuming you are in a market similar to mine as far as that goes....

The flipping is more of a short term 10-15 year short term to help my buy and hold business.

These are the things you can identify while chatting about RE.In short, you figure out the numbers based on the market and what you can do.