Now rural counties and can be a little different but like Jonathan says every market basically has their players..

@Cole DobbsIn addition, I may be able to help you and connect you with some key real estate investor players in the Houston, Texas market since I am an Investor myself that have done most of these real estate investing strategies and also an investor-broker who has helped over 400 investors like you. 

I will admit they are better than some other big players, but can certainly find better rates out there. 

You should engage with the local players in the commercial market i.e.

This would also prevent me from using the HELOC for a different type of investment like BRRRR or fix and flip.

It might be worth a follow-up closer to the move-out date to confirm their plans, but avoid excessive contact to prevent escalation.

Quote from @Makan A Tabrizi: Quote from @Marcus Auerbach: We try to get ahead of the issue by preventing it in the first place.

To be transparent, there is not 100% full proof way of preventing fraud.

That means weekly on going preventative maintenance fixing small problems before they become big problems. 

We put a sign on every property to: attract tenants, create brand awareness, and to help prevent scammers from using our properties as bait.