For example, he might know that it's going to cost you a ton of money to get the properties into proper shape, and perhaps he is hoping you will spend some of said money, before you realize that the property isn't worth investing in and handing it back to him with a deed in lieu.Can you PM us the address and we can do a little more in-depth research?

I started my in-depth study of real estate investing with the 'Fast Track Profit System' program by Cody Sperber.

You're right, it makes no sense to intentionally mess over your investor, but it is through the nature of mortgage investors and small brokers not having the depth of knowledge that unintentional things happen or a lack of risk management. 

I'll have to research that more in depth and see if something has changed.

At the depth of the Great Recession, the vacancy rate in San Jose was just a tad above 4%.  

@Karen Alexander  check out in depth property tax's in Texas prior to investing and then also check into expansive soil foundation repairs.. unless I lived there TExas would be the LAST place I would buy non appreciating to low appreciating assets.. you will not like it in the long run.

The systems also allow me to keep an eye on what is going on inside the business remotely without having to micromanage my team or ask them to tell me what they are doing everyday.I have gotten into a lot of the specific systems that we use in previous posts so I won’t get in depth on that.

@David Song those record-breaking 2017 Investors/Gamblers can always HOPE that the rents (and values) will continue to rise at their historic rates, but, "hope" won't make it so...

You got the simple answer, you got the in depth answer.  

There are also adult continueing ed classes for real estate that might offer you a more in depth understanding of say foreclosures now at minimal cost.