There was no smell of sewage and water was clear, and but my realtor suspected some sort of backup rather than a burst pipe bc we didn't see a burst pipe anywhere.

Not mice, large big body brown RATS. 

Doesn't pass the smell test, however you can use his image in marketing.

I would be more than willing to pay him much more than that to run the properties but he really wants to step back, and his body is breaking down from so many years of physical labor.

I do use property managers so maybe I should put a little pressure on them this year to get that rent up.I understand what you mean about flipping being tough on the body.

Does any body know of a reliable lender in the Tampa Bay area?

In those cases you have the training with your body to increase your odds of defending yourself along with common items in your surroundings you can use as weapons. ( Belt, keys, mop handle, walls, stairs etc. )Unless people have been attacked in real life they have no clue what it is like.

It is not an absolute requirement but Texas more than other states seems to focus on other than same-day transactions due to heavier oversight by their state regulatory body, which does make transactional funders less comfortable. 

., I can tell you have experienced the I cannot get the smell out problem. 

He claims to have video tapes of us "doing strenuous work" and even had the numbers off my Handicap parking permit and claims that I am "obviously able bodied and able to work.