So some grey area on what you may find reasonable and what perhaps some hopeful tenants find reasonable and be sure to not violate any fair housing law in setting occupancy standards, but I generally think most renters are reasonable on if 3 adults, they are looking for a 2 or 3 bed rental and not a studio.

You will find many resource here that are more than willing to help you out with just about anything.I am a broker on the lending side of things and have a fairly solid presence in TX. 

They paid the rent and you haven't given them an opportunity to fix the other issues.You may want to reach out to more experienced investors to understand what having a rental is really like because what you described is fairly normal. 30% of our portfolio is late every month but your only concern is if they actually pay.

Or you can offer to pay what’s fair based on local rates for work done so far, making it clear this wasn’t the price you expected.I already have local rates with the other plumbers bid that was basically the same thing.

Hey everyone,Fairly new to real estate investing and I was wondering, what ways have you found the most successful in finding off market deals?

How much is fair?

Looks fairly similar to some communities I know of on that side of town. 

Consequently, there's no "bargain hunting" for good properties.

Word to the wise- find fair contractors and vendors, pay them fairly, pay them fast and treat them well.

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