Then you could claim the rest of the flips each year as dividends & just pay regular income tax (~30-35%).

Also, you need to consider the city of Austin short term rental code compliance if you are doing it regularly.

I've personally been thanked many times by neighbors when we buy a home to flip.As a local investor, i could easily choose that same mindset because "outsiders" are regularly competing with me for deals, but instead I actively offer to help knowing that they are choosing to invest in my community and that is good for all of us!

I would never work with only one investor unless I knew they were actually going to buy the deals that fit their criteria.If you're not finding any deals worth closing on, then maybe you need to ask for help locating deals or get into another business.On another note, take a job to earn regular income, and continue the real estate part time. 

If you already have an slab I would build a garage, it can be done very affordably if you don't use regular commercial garage companies and go with regular guys it would be 7-8K$ all in.                

Is it too informal to ask the questions via email or is it better to do so over coffee like a regular job interview?  

Now that you mention it, I'm 90% sure that those services provide cell phone numbers (I'm called to my cell phone from random advertising on a regular basis because they get it from services like this).But if you want to make sure you're getting their cell phones 100%...

You don't have to have a high paying job to save money each month either, if you don't make a ton of money at your regular job you just have to decide to live frugal AF and focus on what's most important.

I've been to a couple local meetups, but nothing I've really stuck with regularly or that I would consider networking groups.Good luck!

Hello,I am a newbie into real estate investment and am still learning from this community.I am looking for a reliable title company that I am planing to use on a regular basis for buying REO homes.What do people use for title search for King/Pierce/Snohomish counties.