And do the same rules apply whether you have a conventional loan or a jumbo loan?

Did you have to apply for the permit?

There is some damage on the floor from a pet and one of the kids rooms has some urine smell in the carpet, they tried hard to get out but it is still there.We applied for rental assistance in December, and it still hasn't come through.Today they called me for the final walkthrough, "and just wanted to make sure they get their deposit back".If rental assistance comes through do I need to give them 2k for the deposit? 

Another point you need to be aware of is the FHA self sufficiency rule that applies to any 3-4 unit building (but not to duplexes).

One the companies that was considering the North East Austin multi-billion dollar development has apparently been named by several sources as Applied Materials Inc.Semiconductor supplier Applied Materials considering Hutto for $2B project, sources sayArticle link here:https://www.bizjournals.com/au...

Make sure your lease states when rent is due, when a late fee will be applied (if any), and when a notice to perform will be delivered.

With 780+ credit and 40% down coming from our own home sale proceeds, using our current lender's "customer for life" program to re-apply, and with perfect payment performance over 8 years with them, is the 28% front end DTI written in stone, or is there flexibility?

The problem is, the ERAP program is out of funds, and even though tenant applied for program AFTER funds were already gone, the judge has said because the OTDA has not ruled on this tenant's case, we cannot evict based on ERAP- BUT the OTDA is no longer reviewing applications because there's no money to be issued.  

I'll tell people I have x amount of applications turned in but they are still welcome to apply.

When a charge is due, apply the funds to the charge.