You also mentioned an unpaid water bill, so be sure to deduct any outstanding balance from that bill as well. 

Given you're in Texas and don't have a state tax return, it really opens you up to work with providers nationwide. 

For example Intel headquarters, Google, FB, Amazon, Nationwide, Honda, (recently Anduril announced another 4k jobs to Columbus).

I'm jumping right in with evaluating markets nationwide and my goal is to own 3 properties by year end.  

Taxes : Taxes have been a brewing crisis nationwide for sometime, Chicago is another prime example of a major municipality struggling under high debt load.

Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday reinstated a nationwide injunction that had been issued earlier this month by a federal judge in Texas who had ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act was unconstitutional, Reuters reported on Friday, thus suspending the deadline once again for most reporting companies to file beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)."

@Melody RaultA lot of specialized tax firms, including mine, serve clients nationwide, using technology.

So many population/job growth/companies moving and developing here - Intel headquarters, Google, FB, Amazon, Nationwide, Honda, Anduril etc.

Plus so many companies moving and developing here like Amazon, FB, Google, Nationwide, Honda, Ohio State University, Intel, etc.

the trend that you are seeing in your market I think is more nationwide and you are absolutely right about building relationships with agents and wholesalers to have a good dealflow.