While I agree that the tenant who shot a hole in your floor should be responsible for the damages, if I was the tenant below, I would want to leave, not attend a party with the person who literally could have killed me due to their incredible gross negligence.Pending legal restrictions, this would be the end of my wanting the business of the upstairs tenant.

Can someone provide me with some resources (i.e lawyers, title companies, etc) on how to do sub-to deals in Texas?  

There was a couple getting divorced , they owned a company .

If we go with a 30 year fixed traditional loan, how do we get legal protection?

@Choon Yee DeeRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Looks like National Fence is the main fence company and LSR has porta-potties but they never pick up their phone.

We have been doing our homework, educating ourselves by reading books and watching educational videos online about how to better structure a company/ies for real estate investing.

This can lead to non-compliance with building codes, resulting in future legal and financial problems for the buyer.4.

@Diane G.You probably already paid it in your closing docs as you typically prepay interest till the end of the month.If you are due any credits the title company will readjust it.

Is there any way to get a ball park idea for this without engineering documents to generate a quote from an excavation company?