Usually as long as their are no life threatening issues (no HVAC, windows won't open, no hot water), the housing authority will began to pay the rent and give you time to address the required repairs.

In the next few months, I'm looking to get a standard CA NAA lease with RUBS included for billing the water and sewer, as well as requiring tenants to have their own renters insurance, as that is not something they are currently required. 

I do not recommend backyard especially if you have a pool or hot tub and certainly nothing interior!

This raises the operational costs for hosts.Compliance with Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT): STR operators must collect and remit the city’s HOT (9% for San Antonio and 1.75% for Bexar County)​. 

I have been considering joining AAGLA and know they have lease forms and other forms, but it is $199/yr.In the next couple months, I am looking to get a standard CA NAA lease written up with RUBS for water and sewer billing and a requirement for the tenants to carry their own renters insurance policies with $100K or so (if there are recommendations around this please let me know) liability limits.Does the community here have any advice on how best to do this and where I could get a lease form that does the trick?

I recently heard from my tenant about consistently high water bills—over $1,000 each month.

. - Evidence of water damage in the basement. 

Moisture/water/mold is a tougher problem than mice.

He was overwhelmed at first with all the "insider" stuff: the 1031 exchanges, cash-on-cash returns, and figuring out what an ideal cap rate is, especially in a hot market like Dallas.

Because the land already has all the utilities infra that it's needed water, sewer, electricity.