If all you have is, "I'm a lender, let's have coffee," or "PM me" or "Let's network," you added nothing that tells me you know what your doing.

I wish you all the best.

Are they all on sewer?

However it has merit, shop around for a contractor.Great comments above, especially Aaron's and Randy's as they are pointing out considerations investors must address.Saying making some repairs to fix and flip is vague and IMO, the contractor wanting $500 to go look is really saying he's not interested.It all depends on the scope of work.

Probably better to consider cities around DFW vs Frisco. 

I have a seller who is willing to sell but I'm having a hard time finding my Arv but I have a lot of homes around me that are just selling for current condition, what do I do to find my Arv to come up with my offer price there is also a few flipped houses around the area but those are just not comps thank you.

Learn all about real estate investing.

Probably started too high and chased the market all Summer and now into the Fall. 

My wife and I have left $10-15k in all our properties.

Just buy looking at previous homes around my area and street when i was watching them were between 30-45 days.