Be a sponge and take notes.Third, consider joining a local real estate investment club in your area to network with other real estate investors and professionals locally.Finally, bring your deals here so the more experienced investors can help you get your deals done right.Happy to help in any way I can.

They experienced that over in New Orleans, when the city levy work all held up just fine but the flooding happened upstream, in places like Laplace and Reserve.I did a flip on a house off Westheimer & Eldridge, and I was required to buy flood insurance. 

Most professional tree guys that are experienced and have insurance are very expensive so it's a case of you pay for it now or you pay a lot more later.

Get deals done the right way and reach out to experienced real estate investors on Bigger Pockets.

I'm going to consult an attorney, but any help from experienced Texas landlords would be MUCH appreciated. 

Don’t pretend to know more or be more experienced than you actually are.

Goal is long term hold.Can I get some experienced opinions out there?

Spend plenty of time reading books/articles, listening to podcasts, learning from more experienced investors before you dive in.

For those experienced investors with SFH rentals, do you topically cover garbage, water and sewer?

@James Wise  Per your request.Coming out of the late 1800s most of the major west coast cities that we know and love like LA  SF  PDX SEATAC were all subdivided by the same engineering firms  at least SF and Portlandia were.. this led to land speculators in the day going out into the Western deserts and other remote areas.. buying what were large land holdings , Spanish land grants and other lands that were not govmit owned.. then in the day you could simply create massive subdivisions buy doing basic surveys off of the base and meridian lines.. which all of the west is surveyed off of... this is called section land.then create these massive tracks of lots.. some were like up in the apple valley, Lancaster,  Barstow type areas mainly 5 acre tracts.. and were done on a grid pattern.. streets in ( mapped but not built)  and of course spiraled out of a small little town off the railroad track or the few roads that existed in those days.. you took your map and recorded it at the county, county was happy they just got 5 thousand lots they could send out tax bills on..