@David To In Texas there is a way of using tenant personal property to pay past rent.

Proper time tracking and logs are critical for demonstrating compliance with this rule.I've only seen one person with a W-2 qualify for reps, and that was from a tax court case where people had to come in in person and attest to his hard work.

I personally target Lauderdale, Limestone, Morgan, and Madison Counties.

Since your an estimator are the materials and labor based on facts (i.e. hard costs a labor units) or a guess.Nothing personal but I wouldn't consider anything you wrote there, if I was buying I'd do my own estimate/SOW. 

Personally, I just rip it down.

The median home price is also very low nationwide which creates a low barrier to entry.

I do not know much about San Antonio market so will cover pros/cons of San DiegoCons- price of entry.  

I highly recommend going to meetups and talking to investors in person. 

They do not want the other person's name on the deed or the mortgage once the dirvorce is finalized.   

Personally I would not.