Any issues it appears will be on the landlord.

Congrats on turning that boutique motel into a success!

Never built in Houston before so take my feedback with a grain of salt but I'd put money on it being impossible to build a duplex from scratch for $125 a foot (including everything from drawings, engineering, permit fees, general conditions, labor, material, landscaping).Out here in AZ the builder cost is going to be $200 a foot at best, but add 20% on top of that for the client cost.

One of my clients just built a new home in Los Altos hills really cool bout 4500 sq ft modern and he is in it over  6 mil just build cost.. young guy late 30s has some sort of on line something. 

And my Dad in the 70s told me about fake lenders to.. make a living on upfront fees and never lend..

I have always wrote my own contracts using online templates and I have been asked to write an owner financing contract for someone else.

Bad rain drainage issues which i resolved by building French/trench drain on side and back by spending 10k2.

Lots of valuable insight on this thread already..Since you are an agent, you are in a good spot to source, close on, or sell potential BRRRR deals. 

The partners between a realtor like myself (proficient in renovation experience), a general contractor, usually a loan consultant to support the buyer and the lender, (along with a buyer and seller of course) are the parties involved.I come across so many homes perfect for 203k or HomeStyle buyers, on and off-market, it isn't funny.

@John Zhang If your wife qualifies for Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) and materially participates in managing rental properties, there is no limit on the amount of rental losses, including depreciation, that can offset your W-2 income.