Here the rental market is crazy as well, and I feel bad for the good tenants who need a place and have to submit and re-submit apps all over again at different places because rentals are scooped up so quickly.

Always do transfers through an escrow agent in the US (or Canada or Europe for that matter, depending on where you are based), who knows business in Mexico: never release any money, unless all documents, title, property clearing is in place.

I work with a lot of investor clients (not in Texas but Connecticut) and I do not mind at all submitting offers on as many properties as they would like to pursue.

Inform your lender that the title company will take care of everything and that they may call her.They can generate the note and deed of trust common for your area, they have an attorney in house or on retainer and they will tell you what the charge will be, probably $100 or so for the note.Your lender needs to provide certified funds to the closing company ahead of settlement, they can tell you when they need good funds.Sit back, wait, go to closing, the title company will take care of documents, disclosures required and filings.I also suggest a loan servicing company, search the benefits here on BP for my posts concerning "Loan Servicing".

I would send a written request that he document he has followed proper procedures, when pay or quit notice was issued, etc.  

Very few agents are going to want to show 20+ houses a week and then submit plenty of offers at 20-30% under asking price. 

Only way to know what it needs it to walk through it and document everything you find.

I'm in the process of revising how we document changes in household make-up and clarifying our policies and procedures about that.

If you have other lines with them, you risk them being frozen or the ability to use them, being taken away.Joel summed it up pretty well assuming you are not in a single action or non deficiency state.You have to document a financial hardship to be considered for a short sale for 99.99% of all potential short sale scenarios out there.

Many of our clients that want to flip some and hold and 1031 some will often set up separate holding entities or make sure that their CPA is on board documenting them appropriately.The 1031 exchange is a huge powerful economic engine but it takes a little patience to use.