I’ve got my own stories to add to the others on here, stories of being burned by people who said they knew how to do stuff, but then turned out to be either substance-abusing con artists or they just did as much as they felt like doing and then disappeared, leaving the job half done.

But to some extent I agree with you, if one is running a business then these things need to have clear budget/requirements otherwise the risk of abuse is extremely high.

If it’s at market, just be cautious as any dip in the market could prolong vacancies or require you to reduce rents and 400/month of free cash flow could quickly become less.The fact that you’re asking about being over leveraged is great.

., he doesn't do a good job, he's slow, the market turns and he goes out of business, he moves out of town, he gets hit by a bus, etc. 

I contacted the Humane Society and the officer told me the dog was being neglected and abused. 

Tenants that do not pay their own utilities are extremely irresponsible and can/will abuse utilities to punish landlords.

I don't know TX law but I believe the domestic abuse law is federal.

I will try to post a photo here in case anyone else is lucky enough to get a renter that abuses nitrous oxide all day long. :)   Because they are so small, it would be hard to tell if any of them are still full - unlikely but still a risk.

Beyond the appearance, it will prolong the life of the wood.

I am guessing that they will suggest that you require the Tenant to have:- General Liability (1,000,000/occurance)- Umbrella Liability ($1mm or more)- Professional Liabiity ($1mm or more)- Tenants Legal Liability ($500,000 or $1mm)-  Abuse/Molestation covered under the Liability or as a separate limit)- Business Auto Liability ($1mm)- Workers Compensation & employers Liabiltiy- If they paid to make modifications to the property to be able to operate (ie. ramps, special doors, etc.) they may need Additions & Alterations coverage depending on what your lease says on who owns those.They will probably seek to add requirements that shift the burden of Insurance to the tennant for something that you both get drawn into.