If it's a single, make sure to put in your leases that plumbing clog, if caused by tenant, shall be the tenant's financial responsibility; if it's ordinary wear/tear, or tree roots cloging the main, that's on the owner. 

A primary reason the majority of Americans are in financial distress is the myth that buying is always better than renting.

From a tax standpoint, and to correct what you stated in your first post, any profits from a flip are NOT "capital gains" rather ordinary income tax at your marginal tax rates.

Would The ASHI American Society ir Home Inspector be a good place to start?

Rental income is taxed at your ordinary rates, just like earned income.

@Chad Pore I have 5 SFH all insured through American Family.

First off, the income from the flip is not capital gains, rather, ordinary income taxes at your marginal tax rate so keep that in mind for deductions from your total flip profits.TX is not a huge appreciation play, however, Austin probably leads TX in that regard.

Hey BiggerPockets People,  I’m new to BiggerPockets, Real Estate, and Investing.  This is my first post and I’m sure many more will follow.  As mentioned above, my family (wife and two kids) have been living in Manila...

Unless you have a builders warranty (not a home warranty from First American, etc) with them you most likely don't have any obligation to make any repairs. 

Acknowledge, the best dates for the season are booked but there are plenty of dates on the calendar for the season and the south Americans and Europeans will be pouring in for months still.