I have a two family and a single family house which I live in.

Also talked to various finance professionals to get creative on getting across the finish line.Initially it was me and one other GP, but we brought on a third GP to help us raise recently - pending him actually helping raise the funds.We're looking to raise 900k, 700k to close. 400k raised so far (including GP equity), 300k more needed, with 2 weeks left to close.

When I make my second and third purchases I will be on some waiting list of bookings.

@William Brock  We looked at a variety of properties around Canyon Lake two years ago for STRs. 

After reviewing the paperwork I realized it is now a partnership LLC (because two people).

Think of this for what it should be, flipping your "cash".Third, as your cash increases, take some (NOT ALL) of it and invest in cash flow,...the rest keep flipping, repeating steps 1 and 2,...and then 3 again, until you reach your financial goals.REI isn't a series of one time events, it's a system of continuous steps, all leading to a specific financial end result.

Prospective Tenant also mentioned that he /she has two children that are 17 years old.

An agent will be more professional; all the docs will be boilerplate and negotiations will be through a third party so there won't usually be much rapport building (unless it's a larger commercial deal).

The two biggest things that drive the US economy are housing sales and car sales.  

Get at least two quotes when starting out.