I plan on buying this time next year, but I need to learn a lot more about the details.

The ones I see most with investors are:1) Not having enough cash to handle expenses and rehab2) Unrealistic expectations on returns (especially in a hot market like Austin)3) Lack of patienceKeep us posted on your plans and I’d be happy to connect if you would be interested to talk in more detail about our current market.

If you are purchasing with a hard money lender and not with all cash it does not hurt to use a reputable HML in the area that closes deals.

I wondered the same thing...I found this on CreditKarma which I've found to be a reputable site.  

I know this is sort of vague but we haven’t gone in to any real details on what they are really interested in just yet.

Can you provide more detail Alex?

Don't jump in with both feet as it's the fastest way to ruin your reputation before you have one.

I'd love to talk to you in detail about it though, and see what we can find for you.

What are the details of the deal, what do you have in it and what is it renting for, etc. 

It is mostly the same in your situation; yes I could give my money to a pro company and let them handle all the details for me (probably make 11% return at best), or I could invest in you (an upstart, and share in unlimited ROI using the BRRRR method ) and have potential to make much more money.