., I did get the documents promised, I probably still have them in my safe. 

I put some constraints on potential purchase area (mine was 15 minute drive from where I live and a safe neighborhood).

There are 2 ways to look at an investment to make sure you are safe: Long-term hold analysis, and Fix & Flip analysis. 

My parents live in the Katy neighborhood.It is very safe and from what I understand, has a good school system.A lot of the homes are 'newer builds' since it is still a relatively new neighborhood.You are also in downtown houston in about 30 minutes during non-rush hour times using the I-10 highway.I don't think you can get the 1% rule anymore in the area but close to it.Since the homes are newerish, hopefully the property won't have too much renovation / repair costs.Best of luck

Schedule a time to visit the rental and do a walk-through to ensure it is safe (no running water, temp adjusted, trash hauled out, etc.) and secure.

The best system is to utilize both a domestic asset protection component together with a carefully crafted Cook Island Foreign Trust to help build a legal fortress, keeping them safe and out of the grasp of predatory creditors and the U.S. proactive judges.

Performing notes like many have mentioned before are safe and boring BUT they pay every month.  

But, baring some Disney type of big attraction coming to the area, I think it’s safe to say 2019 visitor counts, plus say maybe an additional 20% due to awareness of the area post COVID, is all we can expect.  

Lesson learned was getting a test it was cheap, feeling better knowing it was safe before we rented it out was better still.This happened prior to our closing on the deal, so slightly different situation.

There's a notable article in the Telegram and Gazette about the spike in demand at food pantries, "Food assistance: Demand at food pantries spikes as rents increase and wages do not".It's safe to say that the majority of visitors to food pantries are renters.