However, your chance of collecting is very slim as Texas does not allow garnishment of wages and the list of exempt property is long

I want to be as smart as I can be, so that I don't destroy my chances of continuing a hopefully long real estate investing future, but also don't want to miss out on a good deal that I may not find again for quite some time.The information and opinions I find on this site are invaluable to me, so my first instinct was to come on here and find out what you all think.Would you move forward with the current owner's conditions on my offer, and with the cash flow amount, and with the fact that I am stuck with these tenants for at least a year for one of them?

Hi @Brian FosterI never had a chance to invest in Texas... great state. however I did have a nice retail business in Albuquerque for several years and loved it!

I’d much rather pay taxes today than in the future where there’s a very high chance I’ll pay a higher percentage rate as well as have more money to pay taxes on.

(if not more), and there is a high chance you will drive yourself to fail.I know this coming from a stranger is going to make you throw this warning in the wind and some misteks often people learn the hard way.I am not saying you ARE making a mistake..

More applications, the better chance i find someone good?

OR... you can let us try to wholesale it and there is a good chance the offer would be higher because a buy and hold investor is not going to have such high expenses to repair the house. 

Another good deal will present itself and chances are, it will be better than the last one.

Pros of moving: a more habitable house and recovery of reasonable expenses for temporary payment (<60 days of relocation) and relocation payment of $10K for permanent relocation (>=60 days of relocation) (from city's website)Cons of moving: moving hassle of furniture and belongings and may not be able to return to the same unit (I prefer the same unit because it's spacious)Pros of not moving: less hassle of moving furniture and belongings and has a chance of staying in the same unitCons of not moving: leaky unit and chance of goods stolen if workers come in to fix the leak (can't think of any other cons)What should I do?

Do you by chance know which lenders the clients you worked with that received DPA were using so I might be able to reach out to them?