I downloaded the free version and it looks promising.

LOL  Anyone that says they know how to predict market appreciation is a liar.There certainly factors that can support growth, but too often some unforeseen event has a bigger impact, positive or negative.Buy if the houses give you a good return from renting them and ignore the promise of speculative appreciation.

I called the address listed on the application, got some other company- I was promised someone would call me back and no one did. 

Why promise a landlord a check or money order from cash in your account when you can just send it electronically, free of charge, unless you don't have all of the funds? 

Fast forward to about a month ago I began looking at the San Antonio/Houston markets and thought I found a very promising RE agent again.

I have called a couple that looked promising, but I asked them a couple questions and it was obvious they didn't like working with investors.At minimum I'm looking for companies that:Do double closingsDon't have issues with assignmentsDo sub-to closingsThanks for any help!

This works for the following reasons:When you block out time for yourself, similar to how you would with a meeting or phone call, you’re making a promise to yourself that you’re going to do something.

You go to another lender because they sent you some junk mail promising a better rate.

That takes the overall increase due to property appreciation to $140,000, while generating an annual profit of $12,600 on the property.Lessons Learned: I have learned that the most promising avenue for finding deals is off-market.

They're not scary, I promise.