However, if I will get a job somewhere, it will be much easier to get accepted for the loan and I'll be able to do it earlier.What would you recommend me to do and what else can I do right now to prepare to invest in real estate?

Would you recommend that I reach out to a TX based attorney to form an LLC or should i just go through the Legal Zoom route?

Also recommend reaching out to the municipalities. 

Any recommendations or hard money lenders that anyone has would be greatly appreciated! 

@A H.you may get people chiming in with advice on Kansas City or other out of state markets that they want to recommend to you, but I am going to be blunt.it is very, very difficult to cash flow right now unless you are using some kind of creative strategy (or combination of strategies).you might be able to use your HELOC to buy 1-2 properties... but if you use a HELOC for the DP + a mortgage, that will likely be so expensive that you won't cash flow at all and will be negative every year.

@Kristin VegasIn addition to the areas @Jake Fugman recommended consider looking at Aurora as well.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

@Ben FernandezI recommend finding a tax strategist who specializes in real estate taxation.

I recommend talking to these guys or signing up for their webinar.

Can anybody recommend a lawyer who deals with tax liens?