A fairly common story; I have circled real estate investing for years but lacked any staying power. 

(i looked at the previous owner lease no mention of pest control)The previous landlord changed the A/C filters for every unitThe previous landlord provided light bulbs.Is that common in Texas? 

It doesn’t do it automatically but it’s a very common thing.

-Laurent 1) Utilizing a construction loan for the rehab and new construction is a common approach in real estate investing.

Transferring to a LLC provides you fake protection (note I am not an attorney but have common sense).

I believe this is a common misunderstanding of how title insurance works.Title insurance claims are low as compared to say homeowners' insurance, not because there are less problems, but because title insurance is based on risk avoidance, not risk assumption.

If you want to do LTR, unfurnished is much more common and expected. 

A few years ago, I listed a property and the sellers were asking about if they could get $40l-$50k more than asking --- it was and still is pretty common in my market. 

This is extremely common in the Detroit market, but it seemed very odd to me initially also.You simply put an inspection period in your offer so you can walk it and decide if it's for you or not.In terms of rent rolls, etc. you may not be getting a response on this for the same reason.

It has a large shared kitchen, common areas, and shared bathrooms.