My over-arching goal is a portfolio with zero debt, enough equity to cushion me from pretty much any financial setback, predictable and significant annual increases to net worth, enough cashflow to sustain a very, very comfortable lifestyle and meaningful philanthropic initiatives (without any obligation to work a W2 job or bring in any other income), and which doesn't require more than one or two hours per week for me to manage. 

"Remediation" companies charge THOUSANDS per DAY for major water extraction and cleanups.

Houston, TX is usually viewed as a suitable investment location for a variety of reasons, including a diverse economy, population growth, affordability, landlord-friendly laws, job opportunities, and so on.Remember to approach networking with the goal of learning and making meaningful connections.

It gives you some really meaningful leverage here.  

At the end of the day, it's their property and they can do whatever they see fit to extract the best price for the property possible. 

The second thing I'll advise is to pick a marketing method that you can do in a MEANINGFUL way.

Take internal linking very seriouslyDon't overdo keywords and use LSICheck your readability scoreUse pictures and make sure you "Alt-tag" themNo spelling errorsWrite copy to promote low bounce rate (read on how to write great articles and extract the rules that would apply to you)Do research on good CTR and apply it to your siteLook at the top 3 websites in your market and steal all their poop, change it and make it 10x betterHave an ORIGINAL gaadamn it all you dipcrap copying competitors out there!!

Upon stabilization I will look into refinancing opportunities to extract 100% of my invested capital.

Essentially, I believe an asset should cash flow day one, and have appreciation for me to extract within a few years.

An appraiser would try to find both sale and rent comps that have similar obsolesce to extract the data.