Politicians will continue to pander to tenants and assault landlord rights until landlords organize and spend money to push landlord agendas.

According to Texas Business Organizations Code (TBOC) Section 101.602(a)(1)-(2), specific languages must be included in the certificate of formation, operating agreement, and maintain separate books and records for each series.

Value is a function of the income the property produces.  

If you find a good company, your costs will almost always be much lower and typically, the rehabs are done correctly and everything is functioning properly in the home.

I have all these thoughts but you did a fantastic job of organizing them and pointing out some things I didn't think of! 

-reliable "handyman" who can deal with minor repairs (make sure licensed and insured)-tenant self-inspection app or use third party service for inspections-vendors to service home functions, e.g. plumbing, electrical, HVAC, etc.

As for the tech side, I used Guesty for Hosts, which is pretty good and offers website functionality but no booking widget so you cant build your own like on wordpress if you wanted.

As a guest, I probably care the most about a good bed and I'm very "function over form" for the most part, but it's got to look good in the pictures to get me there, right?

In addition, targeted searches for "apartments 77008" and "greater heights apartments" have lower competition which provides a great opportunity for organic and lower cost of acquisition.

I would love a mentor or to talk to anyone who has had a similar experience and tangible steps to get more organized.