The older laminate had MDF or HDF core, basically pressed wood which indeed would be affected by water.

His TV and cats are gone but it appears the rest of the stuff is still there.

Like TV series, season 2.I was gonna contact @Karma Senge but I realized he has been inactive on BP for 10 months. 

About your concerns on rents: you'll be hard pressed to find an example in modern history where rents declined in a meaningful way, not even 2008. 

Even when pressed for customized tax planning advice, he could or would not deliver.

SECT 8 tend to get a lot of negative press. 

Even when pressed for customized tax planning advice, he could or would not deliver.

Happened too many times for first 3-4 years.There is no risk of loosing the "deposit" either and it's just a bit of skin in the game even tho the skin is always yours to keep heheCovered all angles mate and made this as fool proof as possible but still enough to make folks "jump" through hoops to see who is legit and who isn't.As Chris mentioned, 90% of investors we don't end up working with and even when many commit to the deposit, I refund many times as I don't feel a good fit.Even with such stringent criteria, we still get mud thrown on us here on BP as some folks slip through the cracks.I could only imagine if we took on everyone and just focused on pushing sales.I can sell a TV to a blind man and ice to an eskimo.

Will the inspector or the courts eventually come after me and press criminal charges?

I spoke to a real estate agent and he said I would be hard pressed to find a property in that price range in a good neighborhood and that the Temple/Killeen area would be a better place for me to look.