Even landlord friendly states usually have pretty severe penalties for misappropriating the security deposit. 

Several options ..Could you build a storage unit on the lot or could you sell the lot to someone who would like to build a house on it .

Steve,We have several markets for Umbrella that will do it on a stand-alone basis. 

I’ve have clauses in several of my leases that tenants pay maintenance up to 250.

Welcome to Houston. i have been doing real estate in the NW side of Houston for several years.

Due to several factors, we chose to not have him setup our LLC.

After buying several, I feel experienced but I still miss stuff even though we get an inspection every time.

It's been a great learning experience with several healthy headaches, but I'm definitely ready to make a move into a larger home with central AC as Texas temps break the 100's way too often.On the profession side, I spent the past 7 and a half years in insurance, and in mid-2017, I began saving up for the jump to real estate so I could immerse myself in the industry (and hopefully pick up a few good deals along the way).

I can coordinate CL-100 lettersI can coordiante many repair estimates based off measurements I take during the inspection and provide those to a variety of differnt contractors I deal with, without having to schedule them on-site.My reports come with a repair request tool for agents that really looks good, quick and easy to use In my reports I put into perspective the how severe an item found is or isn’t in attempts to aid in keeping the buyer from freaking out. 

Looking to pick up several properties for buy & hold over the next year.