I highly doubt he is building homes in Texas from his self imposed exile to Portugal to excape massive litigation that was/is coming his way.He is a marketing guy and receives a commission for referring you to the builder developer who actually owns the properties.. at least that was his SOP in the past. 

I don’t believe Dave is speaking to property investing when he speaks with folk, rather just advising people not to finance another car/boat/jet ski or what have you.As for financing vs cash purchases, it just depends on your goals, the latter certainly makes it cheaper but the former will allow you to acquire more, define your goals and figure out what you need to do to get there.But Dave is right, you should avoid taking debt unnecessarily and in this Dave’s opinion without goals all debt is unnecessary. 

This law imposes duties on the landlord including: Abiding by any applicable housing codes (including state, city and/or county codes), and maintaining the property in a safe and reliable manner.A tenant can sue a landlord for a slip and fall as long the tenant can prove the landlord was negligent and the negligence was the cause of the tenant’s personal injury (broken or fractured bone, scarring, or another serious bodily injury).

Here are just a few of the concerns we have with allowing communities to impose Rent Control: * Rent Control is a complete disincentive to investment in rental property.

It's going to be more expensive if I have to get someone different, then I have to file to get an inspection and all that - it's basically a bunch of unnecessary BS. 

If you're not in compliance, you won't be lending long considering the fines that can be imposed, you'll be broke!

May want to remind them before city imposes a citation. 

For planning, i've found the following to be decent planning factors:  10% property management fees, 10% potential repair and maintenance expenses, plus any excise taxes your area imposes and condo/association fees. 

Moreover, their failure to respond to guest reviews without the owner's intervention adds an unnecessary burden to property management.Their supposed 90-day stay requirement is another hurdle.

The problem is not only that existing tenants suffer, but that local government will be pressured to pass legislation that will be extreme and engulf well run parks into spending unnecessary expense and complying with rules designed to provide residents with services they don’t want.