It was 2013, the city still had multiple fireclosures and they knew the house wouldn't sell having failed the city's dye test.

Hypothetically your rich uncle could loan you the money and secure it against the house legally, but he cant be engaged in that activity as a business without the proper license and without following some pretty strict rules.Very few HMLs are licensed to loan to owner occupants. 

You'll find it's is a great place to live for multiple reasons and real estate investing is just one of them!

With inventory scarce, off market provides a lot more opportunity.My partners and I work with multiple out-of-market and off-shore investors to facilitate their investments here in the DFW area.  

http://petriestocking.com/blog/landlord-tenantHere's a link to his EXCELLENT landlord blog too and he's good about answering emails, so I'm sure if you email him he'll let you know if he is qualified to help and if not, my ipression having talked with him multiple times is that then he'd refer you to whoever you should call and not just take the biz he's not well versed in, he strikes me as a very honest and principled man.

These investors typically buy and/or sell multiple properties to grow and adjust their portfolios.  

There are multiple offers on it, which all will be reviewed this Wednesday.

If there are multiples I let the chosen applicants know the place is theirs, as long as they complete the lease signing process and pay the security deposit, and any other fees needed. 

If the numbers work out I wouldn't hesitate to execute a deal, even with multiple wholesalers involved.  

When another investor finds an easy way to evaluate multiple asset classes by one simple formula, it creates opportunity for the next.