Drainage districts, certain school taxes.  

Lots of good advice above- I think an active, professional network of pros that know and trust each other is essential.

It's not a good combination comparing oneself to something that is essentially extremely "better" (extremely easy, extremely successful, extremely lucrative) 

Quote from @Chris Kittle: Quote from @Trevor Finn: Hi @Chris Kittle,Your list covers the essentials!

Financial discipline is essential.

South East Texas should have a few experienced crews, so ask around locally or check reviews.One tip: make sure to prepare the new lot properly—things like leveling the ground and checking utility hookups are essential before the move.

@Gil Levy I recently completed rezoning a project from I-1 (Light Industrial) to C-1 (Community Business District) in Sylvan Hills and built 3 story Triplex.

So the seller is essentially saying the tenant is paying 25 days late each month with their permission.

Imagine you bought a property for $2M.The land (excluding any structures) is valued at $400K.Since land is not depreciable in the eyes of the IRS, we subtract the land value from your purchase price to get your depreciable basis.Your depreciable basis is simply where a cost seg engineer starts from when allocating your eligible assets into either 5, 7, or 15 year property.In the scenario above, your starting basis would be $1.6M since your basis = your purchase price - the land value.Having an accurate land value is essential to getting your depreciation/bonus depreciation calculations right.This is the starting point for any cost seg study that you do.

They provide essentially all the tools under one roof for you.