I see your based out of Denton, are you thinking of investing local or in other markets in Texas?

If you are retirement age, you can do asset based withdraws from "work related funds" (IRAs/401ks...).

Today, I received the other two leases and noticed they are both on a month-to-month bases.

There are several different methods that could work in the area based on how much your budget is.

I'm also based in the Bay Area and have some metrics on STRs here.

Here's the bottom line- I know that there are opportunities that do not involve fix and flip that you may be able to bring to an investor who will then decide to invest with you based on the numbers.  

The township may eventually update its records based on this data, but it’s not an automatic or instant notification system.4.

Often the best ones are the smaller community banks in your area, not the large coporate banks however they'll have options as well but its normally relationship based where you'll come in to the bank to meet them and they'll be looking over your financials, credit, investment experience, etc. however once you're in with one of them, it becomes much much easier to borrow with them in the future...

Lowers your downpayment and your costs based on loan amount.

Some lenders will base off the "mix" of commercial vs residential by sqft and some will base off of rent, and some will base off of the unit counts, so you'd want to take advantage of the lender/broker that can fit your scenario in the most favorable way possible.Is the property fully occupied?