@Lian L.This being a rental I wouldn't do much, but power wash the brick, change out the brown door to match the white one, and tear out all the landscaping and either cement it or pave it and put a couple of chairs and a little table there depending on your type of tenants. 

But I don't know if it's pride on my part, I try to take a "stance of power" anytime I deal with these jokers nowI don't even want to tell them "I'll hear them" or "I'll try to work with them" and get taken advantage of again....I'm more inclined to say, "the sheriff will be seeing you and we're going to court, if you want to work it out to dismiss you can call me"Let me know your thoughts...

With the plumbing shut off (and the power off probs) it will be difficult to find out it there are plumbing leaks or other issues.Without current tenants, you will have a tough time finding market rents, you should also assume a 3 months to fill it up, make sure you have the cash for that.

I'm planning to purchase a rental property in Texas and transfer the title to a trust in which Delaware Series A is named as the beneficiary. 

We recently flipped a house and had quite a time trying to get the power turned on.

One leg from the power pole went out, and it so happened to be thr side that supplied the furnace.

@Anish Patel Thanks a lot those simple but powerful words they truly do help.

My girlfriend and her brother are both owners (Power of Attorney thru Lady Bird Deed).

Whether you pay off debts, consolidate, etc. your monthly income is one of the most powerful tools for becoming financially independent.

I'm hyper-analytical about everything I do, which certainly has benefited me, but has also tripped me up.I'm interested in RE as a method of diversification, rather than a get-free-quick scheme.