Katy ISD is like Bellaire or Spring Branch, in that regards. 

Knob & Tube is another animal & I've found o/loaded burnt out junction boxes behind walls & ceilings that gave up one or more of the convoluted wired in circuit branches due to o/heating etc.

@Jess White We have an account set up at a local bank with plenty of branches in the area.The tenants are given an account number to go make the deposit.

Does your current employer have a branch office near your new home? 

Right now, my plan is to focus on a single niche, and then branch out into other forms of investing after I get some experience.I've observed BP's community to be very forthcoming in the sharing of information and I hope to be able to contribute one day myself.  

@Glenn CurryIf you have w-2 income and a good relationship with a bank branch manager.

Or should we branch out and look for properties that are long distance?

For instance when we opened up the RE/MAX branch we had to fill out forms allowing the IDX feed to go out to our own site and give permission for them to send the feed to "all partner sites" which we did. 

@Damon Saxton Buy a few properties of your own get hundreds of smokin reviews and branch out to offer your PM services to other owners. 

Hello @Bryan Moss, I'm a real estate investors, real estate broker and recently started in the new construction branch of real estate.