It sounds like you’ve got a solid foundation with your rental property, and I love the ambition behind your plans to build a property management and maintenance company—it’s a great way to take control of your investments while creating additional opportunities.Best of luck to you! 

Their fees and interest rates were high, but they had the least restrictive approval terms from what I gathered.

I've got about $525K in equity in the property, but lenders have told me that I cannot get a HELOC to access that equity for additional purchases because the duplex was financed as an investment - they have said TX law dictates that HELOC can only be used on primary residences.

Quote from @Sami Gren: I start by making the original tenant fill out a form requesting to add a new renter, and they pay me a $50 processing fee (I charge a $50 fee any time I make changes to an existing lease). 

I'll settle for a variation of this and give a little, but I simply pass on PMs who hand me a term sheet with 10+ different types of fees.

Hello AllI have a opportunity to purchase a 3 unit rental property. how should I structure the offer and what should be required in it.Does the seller provide a fee and clear Title with Title insurance, should the seller be required to evict the tenants before I purchase, what verifications or contingencies should i include. etc......ThanksJeff

(replacing the original HELOC debt) However whether the interest for the  additional $200kish of loan  will be deductible will depend on 2 things: -How were the renovations paid for?

Quote from @Eric Huntermark: Additionally, as I'm thinking about conventional loan products as well.

Separate accounts per property incurs a lot of overhead, such as minimum balances or fees for missing the minimum.I use separate accounts for each tenant's security deposits.

Additionally, interest-bearing accounts may be mandated in certain jurisdictions, so it's important to check local regulations to ensure you're handling deposits correctly.