Quote from @Arkadiy Iliyayev: Thanks for the reply Jake, I really appreciate itIf you cut Brownsville in four pieces using the interstate to divide east and west and Ruben Torres to divide north and south, you'd be safe buying basically anything north of Ruben Torres with the notable exception of Cameron Park.

We paid to have someone cut and paste our information into online credit card applications (they applied for 10 cards in total), and then to have instructions on how to liquidate our funds emailed to us.

We work hard cut costs as much as possible, everywhere that we can. 

This is only meant as a quick way you can filter potential deals and not waste your time on ones that have no chance to pan out. 

The tenant asked if he could paint the backyard patio and driveway (we have a rear entrance for cars from the alley). I said yes, and he mentioned that he would deduct the cost from the rent. I replied, asking him to ...

We will cut them loose if we have to, but I think the old landlord just made it too easy for them.  

It's wasteful and at this point I think the only real beneficiaries are the dinosaur print publications.I already operate 3 LLCs for various partnerships based in other states. 

You run the risk of getting yourself in trouble at your level of knowledge about wholesaling or at the  very least, wasting money and a lot of time.

I was considering going into real estate investing because I would like to cut out the middle man ( the broker that is) lol and have some diversity with my license, not just helping people buy and sell houses.

I don't self-manage this property which definitely cuts into my profits, but I'll still consider this a win for now because it's appreciating at an average rate of 9-10% a year.