You want overnight money, go bet on penny stock small cap biopharma and biotech stocks.

If I was a betting man I would say the answer to that question is NO and they are likely promoting the 2-3% success stories as the norm and therein lies the problem. 

Right now I think your best bet is to call your insurance and go through them.

The tenants know the mini split is their best bet for controlling temp on their side, but they do not want to not pay for the energy to run it and would prefer the gas gets used (gas is included in their lease.) 

You best bet is to contact a realtor, and have them run comps (most will do it for free).

Which makes him odds on bet to be a “bad” (no pay - late pay) tenant2.

I don't know Waco economics at all, but I'll bet there are 1000 units of some kind available for rent a town of 140-150,000 seems like a lot to me. 

They are your best bet at breakeven or even small cashflow but they will not appreciate near as well as a newer townhome.

If we built a spreadsheet of the overall responses from the Mafia and how many were veiled attempts at business, I would bet it is close to 80 percent.I know I am not the only one annoyed every day, so please post your thoughts here so BiggerPockets can review them.I do know someone who bought multiple properties with a former Mafia member and the properties are still performing so this isn't a referenda on how good the agents are.

If you can start with a 2-4 unit house hack and add cosmetic rehab that’s your best bet to get your feet wet.