(Irregardless of the actual law, it would arguably make total sense if the landlord could keep the deposit until the end of a fixed term lease, as security for the outstanding rent payments that the tenant is obligated to pay; but what makes rationally sense is a whole different topic as laws not always make sense.)

Close: within a half mile and not across any barriers like highways or RR tracks or rivers.Comparable: Duplexes to duplexes, condos to condos, detached SFRs to detached SFRs.

I don’t have experience with bidding on land but I won a house at auction and did a lien search through a title company and it cost me 150$ but it to me it was worth 150$ then to be surprised with an outstanding lien.

If you sold that property, you would lose the HELOC and have to pay back whatever was outstanding. 

Furthermore, as we all know the first few years of mortgage payments are mostly all interest expense and less principal, so my outstanding balance on the debt is remaining roughly the same.

great city, smack next to DFW, and near many highway cross points 114, 121, 635, 35 etc 

That project has now been completed, and the results are outstanding!

I am not considering selling the place but I bought it 2 years ago and NYC market has been pretty flat ever since.I have an outstanding balance of 460k$ on a mortgage at 4.3%, which is 30 year fixed.

That makes it a lot easier on me.  5% auction fee surcharge.My biggest fear now is outstanding maintenance. 

., military base)e) is there a major airport in the areaf) how do people commute to jobs  - highways (is there access nearby) or public transportation (is there access in a walking distance)g) school ratingsh) crime reportsi) is there a supply versus demand for the type of rental housing I'm looking to buyAnd then you put it all together to see where you fit overall.