@John ThomasIf you want to develop your rental property and reach financial freedom with real estate investments then begin early following these basic steps: research, network with professionals, look for a local market, put together a team of experts in this field, assess your financial situation, specify the criteria for investments, adopt baby steps, get to know all the details about the area where you want to invest money, then invest them or take part in any riveting event after thoroughly examining it.Put together a group of pros—people like farm operators, land agents, building firms' representatives, lawyers who handle real estate law issues or litigators dealing with real estate disputes, loan officers.

I am a civil engineer.Thank you.

The lis pendens you found in the land records was a clue to check the court records for the status of the litigation.  

Many developers look for lower cost civil engineering services to start, and the result is less than desirable.

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. 

@Summer Dechanukul If your agent really represented that the home was in good working condition and actually told you that you didn’t need an inspection to verify, you should report him to his broker and file a complaint with the state real estate board, maybe talk to an attorney about a civil suit for damages against the agent and broker if they misled you.

https://www.upcounsel.com/fraud-in-the-inducement  That's exactly what they do when they put a property under contract and only intend to sell their position in the contract, after a hefty markup.Being a tort means that it is a civil infraction, not criminal. 

You're dispute with her is a civil matter separate of the ownership and occupancy of the property.

To make matters worse, you’re now pegged as a litigation defendant involving a wrongful death.

REISkip has a field for DNC and litigations from phone calls