I'm a bodyworker (Rolf method of structural Integration), a fairly obscure method of healing the human body, but I love it and it is what brought me to Utah. 

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What are the best ones for this type of investment??

I own a small construction company where I provide all types of services but am focusing on flips right now.

Unless of course you have other ways (Standard type loans).Good Luck!

 I am wondering if any body has advice on preforclosures in the state of Texas thinking of trying to wholesale or are preforclosures risky business for wholesaling?

May want to ask what type of line he has but you want to keep him on your list. 

Those despicable investor types should be the definition of a "house-hacker".

However, it is indeed a way for those who are just getting started and needing to build a capital gain to do so in order to pursue other types of REI .

I have been looking for jobs in project management as I feel with that type of job I will be exposed to all aspects of what it takes to build a home.