I would encourage you to form a relationship with a landlord attorney in Texas who can assist you with needed forms, agreements, advice, etc.

This is my first public post and I'm hoping for some encouragement and insight into the decisions and direction I am heading...My family of 4 is moving next week out of our SFR in Milwaukee (between the airport and Bay View for those that are in the area) and moving to a duplex which we will live in it as a single family while our kids are growing up.

There is a fundamental difference between charging a flat fee like you are to cover administrative costs and running a maintenance arm out of a Property Management Company that encourages discounting work so they can recognize an additional revenue stream. 

I encourage you to use licensed professionals for the plumbing and bathroom.

At Partner Driven, we encourage our partners to source deals directly from sellers, ensuring better terms and control.

At Partner Driven, we encourage our partners to source deals directly from sellers, ensuring better terms and control.

Here are ways to help a person in foreclosure: - Encourage them to contact an agent and get a market opinion of value- Encourage them to look into various personal and HELOC financing options - if there is equity in the property, then a bridge loan like this can help them buy enough time to sell and realize that equity.

If you pursue co-living properties, I would still highly encourage you to analyze the deal as an LTR as a backup strategy in case things go sideways.

Don't settle for shallow observations; instead, delve further, ask meaningful questions, and follow your intuition.

Sometimes you can tell because of rust staining and buildup on the outside of such affected pipes,   but even without that they can be weakened considerably from their original state.On the drain side galvanized branch drains  (1.25 through 2" galvanized pipes)  can also rust out or clog up as the rust on the inside is very rough and catches hair, grease,  and other debris and will eventually need aggressive rootering,   which if the pipes have rusted enough may open up holes in them.I should note CAST IRON (hub and bell) old sewer pipe,  at least the 3" and 4" stuff seems to have a bit longer lifespan than galvanized steel;  it still rusts but doesn't crumble and flake and encourage blockages like steel does,   so an old house with a cast 4" sewer stack you may be fine for many decades more if you just replace all the branch lines going into it but leave the main stack.