If you have never been there, you should learn the city/maps/economics of the area/look at hundreds of listings to understand what the market is like.

Putting aside the fact I would never mail a yellow letter because of my model, you can do better than sending a mail piece since you are spending considerable energy building the list.Sign up with BeenVerified or Intellius to find phone numbers, e-mails, social media pages.

A violation of the tow statutes is also a Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), which allows for economic damages (tow charges, storage, lost wages, etc.)

You are not going to continue to invest time and energy in monitoring rent collection.  

At a macro economic level, it lost out on a few new developments.Bellwood is a notch above.

He has a very demanding career and i know hasn't put much of any time or energy into renovations/general land lording.

I wanted to quick ask what people have found to be the most economical solution to replacing water heaters for 1 and 2 bedroom apartments.

New windows definitely have more of an appeal to the tenant because they offer a fresh look and will reduce your energy expenses. 

That combined with a strong positive cash flow potential and an economical growth rate that rivals other larger metropolitan cities is a huge plus. 

I don't know—I tend to think the economic response of Hurricane Harvey will be different than that of Katrina, mainly because Houston's economy is very different than New Orleans' economy.