@Jay Hinrichs I can post to craigslist directly from my phone, or upload it to a cloud service like dropbox or Google drive,and then post from anywhere.

I am looking to connect with a wholesaler from the New Orleans area that could help point me in the right direction.

Approach may be as simple as direct marketing or looking for off market deals.

Let me try messaging you directly on here with my info.

If ONE unit is vacant and both units are equal in rooms/bathroom composition, then the new owner will need to move into the vacant unit and then the owner can either evict to take the occupied property completely off the rental market (5 years off the rental market), evict to take back the occupied unit for personal use like moving in immediate family (2  years off the rental market), or they can evict given the tenant is a nuisance or conducting illegal activity (this is a harder method to evict since you have to provide evidence and have a case but if they're selling drugs and you have video footage or something, then make your moves) and there are a few other reasons for at-fault evictions. 

If she was saddled with dumb overlays, she wouldn't be the local REIA's go-to lender.Here is a checklist dated within the past few years from FannieMae.com directly.

You can also do it yourself using Court House Direct.

It makes a difference from a tax perspective.I agree you seem to be going in the right direction with your analyzing.

I cannot speak directly to the Houston market as I am primarily focused in NH and MA, but I figured I'd share some insights and thoughts I have based on what you've said.First, you do not have to be handy to successfully complete a fix-and-flip, AND, you don't initially have to have any contract contacts.

I’ve done a good amount of research for a week straight, wanted to know if anyone can point me in the right direction of how to successfully start this journey.