I recommend you make a video of you entering the unit and documenting exactly how it is found.

Does anyone have an attorney recommendation in Texas or other recommendations to remedy this loss?

I'd recommend a private lender since you have an LLC and good credit.

I recommend reading “Long-Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties” - I found it to be very helpful when I got started investing 2.5 years ago.

Hiring a local real estate attorney or working with a knowledgeable agent is recommended to ensure compliance and protect your investment.3.

Not much, but something to keep in mind.They are all good options, I would also recommend a place where you are physically the closest to or can get to easily.

CT isn't cheap so if you plan on doing it there you are going to surprised at how poorly you do. maybe in the suburbs I'm not sure but as much as I know people call us from CT and everyone is rich and has lots of money and things are expensive out there. build to rent is a great model. we build 3 story walk up infill and keep it to the residential side. 3 units is the most units before it's commercial and you need engineering, etc. check comparable and things liek that. we came up with this design a year ago and we sold 10 if you want to talk further please DM me happy to connect. there are some great build to rent conferences. we went vertical not horizontal with it to save on build costs and design to fit on any infill lot. this fits on a 3500 square foot lot. most lots in our area are 30x120 or 30x150. in miami where I live now they are 50x100 or so. but any infill lot we can pretty much get this one on. there are some great build to rent conferences coming up too that if you like this topic I'd recommend attending I'm sure you'd learn a lot. 

When starting out, I’d recommend focusing on one or two markets max.

As a result, if you decide to setup an LLC I would recommend CA if you are a CA resident, operating LLC from CA, or own rentals in CA.

I highly recommend you play with that tool to start getting an understanding of what things you can do to positively affect your credit!