This meant anyone skimming listings by location instantly thought this property was about $300k overpriced, so obviously it never got an offer. 

@Andrew Postell will tell you about the Texas-specific cash out refinance laws.Ask you skim through lender/Fannie/Freddie/etc guidelines, you frequently see "Cash out refinance rule is bla bla bla bla" and then a note at the bottom: "Except in Texas, where bla bla bla bla."

From skimming through they seem to be packed with great information and extremely relevant.

I want to avoid the "equity skimming" and "distressed home conveyance" buckets defined in that law.

I haven't found any one book that goes into enough detail, they just kind of skim the surface. 

So most will bandaid the property and keep milking it, until you can no more.There is an economic floor, below which the long term buy and hold model does not work anymore, and you want to be mindful of that. 

@Malachi JohnsonI looked for regional REI groups on Facebook and skimmed through posts.

They know they can’t pay and are milking you.

Indiana was definitely interesting as I never would have thought about investing there as well as Rockford but ill take more of a deep dive in those areas as I skimmed thru those cities ...

The parasites are milking the system and leeching off you, and the law allows them certain ridiculous and unfair liberties it allows no other blatant lawbreakers.Right now, you are in a world of rage and anger.