I've narrowed it down to two companies, one is focusing on northern England and the other in Spain, and like I said, each company is doing a great job explaining why their market has the most potential, I'm very confused... can you guys recommend how I should go about this? 

It's hard to be decisive and narrow things down sometimes, but we have to do it to get focus, right?

With that you are able to narrow the search with the Absentee filter which tells you if the owner of the house is Corporate, Owner Occupied, Absentee in state, Absentee out of state.

You need to have your property criteria narrowed down.

I am currently looking to begin my buy & hold investment Single Family portfolio locally in the North Houston Market.I have narrowed down my options to few cities like Katy, Cypress, Spring, Conroe, The Woodlands and Some Part of Houston to look for distressed or minor rehab single-family properties for BRRRR. 

These exemptions, most commonly rule 506(b) and 506(c) allow you to raise money without registering as a public offering. 

Be that as it may, Andrew, you're no longer in exclusive competition with people in a narrow age range, as you were in high school and perhaps community college.

Then I met someone local who'd been successful in what I was doing, and this guy owned and operated 30 B and C-class properties, all in his own name, never had a problem.

Once you have that information, it is going to narrow down the price point you can afford and refine your MLS search. 

@Jaysen Medhurst I have seen this property as well, but margins are very narrow for any mistakes...leading me to be cautious of it, especially for a first rental.