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The market rent has dropped here in the neighborhood with my duplex is, and I currently have a long term tenant that pays $525 and a vacant unit that I'm trying to fill.

Filled out the Texas Real Estate Commission forms and delivered to title company.

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A UCC form is also filled and filed to have a 1st or 2nd position lean of the assets incase I get sewed by a contractor during renovation or tenant in case of an inside attack.

This Nolo article says asking prospective tenants to fill out written applications can protect you from lawsuits filed by irate applicants that you rejected as tenants.

If we create a Delaware LLC, then I imagine we would have to still register to do business in PA and fill out "foreign entity" forms.

Early on as a landlord I waffled some just to fill units and I will never make that mistake again.