@Susan Tan you may also have lending options in the Houston area that offer 100% LTC financing for rehab projects.

In my opinion, making an offer site unseen is not a risk.

You may just get one offer even on a really nice house with good pricing on the property.

Hi, I just got an accepted offer on my first property (4plex) in Anderson, IN.  

Landlords mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact same services and operate the exact same way, so price is the only differentiator.So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services.This also leads them to ASSUME simpler is better when it comes to management contracts.

If in your shoes I think I'd call sellers bluff and put em against the wall of it via how I construct the purchase offer.

I don't invest right in the city but I do invest south of there so if you end up looking at places there feel free to reach out if I can offer any insight.Jeremy is very correct - zip codes won't give you a good idea of price. 

great advice provided - what I will add to this is if you have smokers and its not allowed I would offer to allow them out of the lease with no penalty. 

She is offering to refinance one of her homes that is completely paid off.

There's a post right above mine from a lender... there's always a lender offering $$$ even when people can't afford it.