And  we  do not let our owners use them either because we will be tied up in the lawsuit if the vendor does something wrong.Again, I know several pm companies that do not touch maintenance, others that just have a major company and pay a lot of money for that service.

Is there any way to tie user reviews to their biggerpockets account?  

When a HERO improved home is ready to be sold, we offer a variety of options that may be available to you, including transferring all or part of any remaining HERO balances to the new owner.

My problem is that I am wondering if I would be better off selling as I have a lot of my own money tied up in this house since we bought it in 2005 at the height of the market.  

Property taxes are tied to market values so as the values go up so do the taxes.

The only difference would be the stipulation of the purchase price, but the requirement to reside or use the property for 50% of the time it is in use over the next two years remains the same;If the purchase price is between $300,000 and $999,999 and the buyer cannot sign the affidavit, the withholding rate is now 15%; and If the purchase price is $1,000,000 or more the withholding is 15% of the gross price.Here are some more resources:http://altrolevy.com/all/firpta-new-withholding-ta... http://california.wfgnationaltitle.com/MarketingFlyers/Foreign%20Buyer%20and%20Seller%20Guide%20FIRPTA.pdf(This one is not updated with the recent changes but it gives you some good info and links)

Your failure-to-pay penalty would be $100, calculated as $10,000 x 0.5%/month x 2 months.Note that the failure-to-pay penalty increases to 1% (rather than 0.5%) if the tax remains unpaid 10 days after the IRS issues a notice of intent to levy property.Failure-to-file penalty.  

Are there any wholesalers experienced with probable that can provide some insight on if or how I can tie up the property while protecting the money we spend paying the taxes?

Dont forget that Texas has very strong laws on returning security deposits. you have 30 days to refund the remaining security deposit and provide an itemized list of everything that was not returned.Failure to provide both the itemized list and the check in that 30 day time frame could open you up to treble damages.

This is not intended as legal advice from me, but a general guideline on how to approach flips and lien waivers.The number one issue title companies are experiencing is the increased number of mechanics liens tied to flips.