I'll try to give you an average cost for an LLC:Registration with the state: between $50 and $800 depending on the StateOperating agreement creation: from $0 up to around $1000 if you use a lawyer.Maintenance:State renewal: between $0 and $800/year depending on the StateRegistered agent: $50 to $150/year

I’ve read in some states that acceptance of the rent automatically renews the lease, is Texas one of those states?

Then you will be further delayed getting them or if you have not already started the process.Also if you have not done so already I would send them a notice of non renewal and find new tenants.

If they have longer term leases then you will probably have to honor those leases, then give them plenty of notices (60+ days) to not renew their lease. 

Just to clarify, we have gone through the Section 8 inspections and approval in the past and are familiar with the workings of our section 8 units.... we decided to not renew our Section 8 contracts with our local city due to the negative experience.

@Sean Graham, I recently had a tenant who was non renewed and they didn't pay last months rent so they had a deposit for their new place.I am in the process of taking them to small claims court for breach of contract where I will ask judge to also have them pay my costs to file and serve them assuming I win.If you receive a judgement and they still don't pay them you can file another form to garnish their wages.I don't intend to make garnishment a hardship so they have trouble paying rent at new place and will be open to a 12-36 month payback term, so long as I am made whole on rent and fees.This is my first time going thru the process so I am uncertain of outcome, although I have a paper trail for rents paid and unpaid, and texts from them admitting they were not going to pay.Here is a helpful link.http://www.ag.state.il.us/consumers/smlclaims.htmlBest,Ashley

Hi All,I have a house I want to sell for 1031 exchange but currently at the month of renew my rental agreement.

As soon as one is late give them notice to non renew.

@sierra crispI was managing them myself and moved them as tenants didn’t renew.

I recognize the drawback with this approach is that all my units come up for renewal at the same time... but so far we haven't had major issues.