As you may or may not be aware, there was an incident in 2015 where the police were called to break up an out-of control teenage party at a private community pool in Texas. 

Plus I would guess they are trying to control appreciation from rising too quickly (they are scared from 2008). 

If, due tofactors beyond Seller’s control, the Commitment and Exception Documents are not delivered within the time required, Buyer may terminate this contract and the earnest money will be refunded to Buyer.

I was on cruise control and quite honestly got a little over confident in my abilities and knowledge.

I do not believe I qualify for Section 121 as I have not had any life changes that would fall under this category - they all seem like they are beyond one's control.

Its certainly foolhardy for anyone to say they can precisely time the end of the cycle, but it think its pretty clear that market data shows we are nearer to the end of this cycle then we are to the beginning. 

I know I know we should take that risk to get the returns but just starting out we want to feel like we have a little more control of the management of our property. 

Especially when it comes to the factors that you can control with regards to SEO.To conclude, I think you must "burn that midnight oil" and set up your entire system (website, social media, content marketing, sales funnel, email automation, etc) as quickly as you can and then tweak it as you go.Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread and looking forward to keeping this converation going.

East LA doesn’t have rent control.

The primary thing I could control was getting him connected with the cleaning professional and starting to advertise the unit/reaching out to our waiting list to get someone in as soon as possible.