When I called big banks though they wouldn’t qualify it for financing because it was unstabilized in their eyes.

@Jonathan WattThe flip shows can be a good template, but you should also keep an eye on what other local flippers are doing.

The smell was eye watering and intense. 

You might want to set your eyes on Brenham or even Waller (Waller is a very good sleeper) if you like small towns and and more rural settings. 

This gives him the thought processes needed to rehab your project through the eyes of an investor. 

I know the market is pretty dry but this is not and will not stop me from finding and buying below market deals, I know if ill work hard I will eventually find the deals.I do have a nice amount of open projects at any given time, but I find it very hard to find solid good deals, I would say 80% of my time is going into finding and searching for deals.When I'm going to auction I see with my own eyes people (ether newbies or stupid's..) are buying deals that I know for a fact they will go away with a 20-40k loss... 

It's up to you, but I'd keep my eyes open and continue looking.

The issue with this is that it is hard to keep an eye on the work quality if you are out of state, and it sort of defeats the purpose of professional management. 

I'm on the hunt and havent seen too much that caught my eye.

Less commission is preferred over more monthly fees in my eyes.