Not too familiar with that, but would be a lot more comfortable with Sub-2 transactions if the DOS clause went away...

My Credit Score is 689 and rising, went through a divorce that caused some issues, but I don't have any more issues paying everything on time.My Current annual income from my Job is right at 50,000.00I am a single mom with a two year old and a five year oldMy living expenses are covered by the child support that I receive, and I live with my parents currently, so I don't have rent, utilities, or ungodly daycare.  

Who is comfortable with a nice profit spread.

You should plan to "study" the real estate market for a minimum of 3 months, maybe 6 or more, until you get a decent comfort level.

I wanted to be close to our first couple of investments, just so I feel comfortable with the whole process before attempting to do it from out of state.

With Houston being such a large market it's important to know where investors are most comfortable buying so I have a good shot at flipping my way out of the deals.Do you know of a good Closing Agent / Title Company to work with in Houston?

Find an amount you are comfortable with offer it to her, get it in righting move her and her stuff out change the locks.

@Tyler Cruz Most of the conventional lenders will let you go to 5 (or more) residential mortgages before they cap you ... some will allow 10, while some do not really care.It is important that you use the various lenders strategically, to get the most out of their offerings/comfort levels.  

Since you can find houses that make you more than your cost of money you can use as much leverage as you are comfortable.

Most developers are going to request the time it takes to make sure that the lot is suitable for building.Make an offer that you're comfortable with.