I'm anticipating there will be a good bit of time spent going to see properties to assess potential deals, and during the renovation process...but I'd love to hear your thoughts on the approach and the time commitment.

sounds like you were good with the negotiation but not so much on due-dilligence, accurate assessment? 

Please feel free to send me a message directly to discuss further if our interests are compatible!

:)https://www.roofstock.com/investment-property-details/texas/5585-scenic-dr-beaumont-77713/1717037Many thanks in advance for any responses, again I'm not coming at this from a "I'm going to buy this and want someone else to tell me it's good/bad", I'm more interested in what people's thought process is when assessing Roofstock properties, and it will be super helpful for me to be able to tie that to a specific example.

You need to start with assessing the seller's motivation. 

Now on to expenses; there doesn't appear to be any info on that on the page, but there is a Brochure PDF. 50% rule suggests they should be around $14,400[] []The first page says it's fully occupied, well maintained, easy to manage, with opportunities to raise rents and lower assessment value.

@Mike M.Most of the ones I’ve assessed are 3 or 4 bedrooms.

Your objective assessment is much appreciated.Forgive me if this is a silly note newbie observation and question, but it seems that a note with a lot of equity and lower balance is safer and less likely to be defaulted on - What am I not understanding or overlooking about why that isn't necessarily so?

If you need info on a particular property, the municipality will be happy to tell you their rates and assessments.

If they haven't budgeted correctly, you can be have a special assessment to pay for needed repairs.