LOL  a softer way to say this is if your simply looking to become a landlord this is a very easy subject to read up on and learn and understand U do not need to pay someone to teach it to you. 

To all self managing landlords that switched to using a property management company, what caused you to make the switch?

I am looking for something geared toward smaller self managing landlords.

Whether it remains an ESA or not, the Landlord has to treat it like they would any service animal.

The Democratic bill proposed seems to offer funding to landlords while the Republican bills offers landlords nothing. 

"I'm at the point where I've gotten out THE lease and it doesn't have anything about locksmith, however the maintenance, repairs section states, " All normal repairs necessary to maintain premises in a tenantable condition shall be done by or under the direction of the landlord, and at the Landlord's expense, except those caused by negligence or acts of the Tenant, which repairs shall be made at the sole coast of the Tenant. 

It’s the easiest way to get a feel for being a landlord without the stress of managing rehab projects.

The tenant would pay the landlord stated on the lease agreement.

Texas tends to favor landlords in these cases, but follow the legal process exactly—any misstep could delay things.As for protecting against retaliation or property damage, installing security cameras (if you haven’t already) to monitor common areas might be worth it.

Collection agencies cannot report to credit bureau if the  landlord is a private landlord.