Someone recommended a small lending company to get a mortgage for a buy and hold property.

If these type of damages occur in the future, I would recommend holding the tenants deposit, or if there is a claim to be made through the insurance you sell them you could approach that avenue.

Appreciate any guidance.Best regards  My recommendation is ot search the forum posts here on SDIRA and lenders as there are very few lenders and you can google and look up here on BP the terms that they provide. 

Tim, thank you for the book recommendation.

@Brett Baker I would recommend reaching out to @Josh Green.

Any recommendations on Houston REI groups that meet in person or virtually?

Quote from @Brian Hill: Do anyone have a recommendation for a San Antonio Real Estate Attorney that deals with creative financing and title work? 

In the meantime I would love to have some helpful information or ideas to share with the buyers when we meet and ideally an agreement/contract we could fill out together once new terms are agreed to and then share that with the attorney so he could draft up the formal instrument for recording.If you have experience with this type of scenario, I’d love to hear any recommendations you have or any helpful resources you could point me to for the appropriate paperwork.Under foreclosure laws, you have to send appropriate notices and try to work with the borrower and offer a loan mod before foreclosure anyway. 

Depending on how risk adverse you are, going out of state can make sense, but I always recommend investing in your backyard (or at least being driving distance). 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?