Texas is also the poster child of land in the path of progress richs being made. 

A couple years ago, someone took the pics off my Zillow rental listing and made a fraudulent Facebook listing and was communicating with prospective tenants.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Have been on bigger pockets a while, but havent made full use of the site. 

If they're serious, I encourage them to send me the request which I accept (after I've also made our House Rules clear).

They loosen the guidelines last year and made it much easier to get ADUs permitted.The other major risk by not permitting is if you decide to get it permitted later on, it is likely going to be more expensive.

Is it segregated (only my funds in the account)- do you have an attorney on staff that reviews exchange docs and keeps them current - what is the typical time for your staff to complete an exchange ( you want to get a feel for if they are understaffed and can they get the work done on your time frame)- how many exchanges do you do a month- what is your errors and omissions insurance through, can I get a copy- what is the amount of your fidelity bond - for each occurrence- what protections are in place to prevent wire fraud- will my funds be used by the company for outside investments (goes back to the type of account funds are held in)- who will be my contact during the exchange (goes to customer service, you want one contact who you can reach by telephone)Investors should keep in mind that it is their money they are placing with a QI to hold for a short period of time and be sure they feel comfortable with the company they choose to perform this role. 

Agreed, I think these articles are primarily made as clickbait and designed to give homebuyers false hope of an impending housing crash.

I would recommend a custom term that is about 18 months. 

I think you made the right call here.