Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

A REAL investor would control the HOA.

Tenants are extremely hard on appliances, it is not uncommon.Landlord Responsibilities: Landlord will at all times during the tenancy keep the premises fit for human habitation, and shall in particular:a.Cultivate, care for and mow surrounding grass, lawn, flowers, and shrubberyb.Maintain the premises to substantially comply with any applicable code, statue, ordinance, or regulation governing the premisec.Maintain the roof, floors, walls, foundations, and all other structural components in reasonable good repair as to be usable and capable of resisting normal loadsd.Keep any shared or common areas reasonable clean, sanitary, and safe from defects increasing the hazards of fire or accidente.Provide a reasonable program for the control of infestation by insects, rodents, and other pests at move in f.Except where the condition is attributable to normal wear and tear, make repairs and arrangements necessary to put and keep the premises in as good condition as at move ing.Provide reasonably adequate locks and provide keys to the tenanth.Maintain all electrical, plumbing (main lines), heating, and other facilities and appliances supplied by Landlord in reasonably good working orderi.Maintain the unit in reasonably weather tight conditionj.Provide facilities adequate to supply heat and water and hot water as reasonably required by the tenant

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

The deed restrictions and financing restrictions are an extension of this, they are not the only controls in place to stop illegal flipping, but it is where these rules originally came from 

Currently, our goal is to make the military a career and retire at 20 years (so about 10 years from now), and soon after move back to San Antonio, Texas and begin our Commercial Real Estate ventures there.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Whats to stop a developer/sponsor from selling the property to himself or another entity controlled by him, at a loss or at break even price?

We would need to fund the venture, however, I'm not sure how it would be classified.