@Alexandre Marques dos Santos it’s not necessarily complicated but it’s probably best if you do your own research.  

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Houston.

Purchase price: $635,000

Cash invested: $10,000

Before graduating grad-school, I was looking to get a house with ...

That will further complicate/strain the process.

Although, mine was not very complicated- I didn't get an inspection, and it was a cash purchase so I didn't have to deal with a lender..

I think the property is actually for sale, but worried about possible complications "under the covers".As recommended I'm going to ask to see their contract with the seller and also let them know I want to have the deposit held by my attorney's office or title company of my choice. 

California has one of the more complicated laws (AB 3088) on this subject, and there's way too much to cover in a single forum post. 

These models are proper stochastic models but they are often too complicated (have too many parameters) and therefore difficult to validate.Statistical components of inventory and other management science modelsInventory and other management science models applied in market research are typically standard models of Operations Research.

that would be the easiest, non-complicated way to start, with less cash out of pocket.

Miami-Dade County has one of the highest median property taxes in the United States but rents are also extremely high which does help offset the expenses.The County uses a complicated formula to determine the property tax owed on individual properties, thus it's not possible to condense it into a simplified tax rate. 

Keep it simple, attorneys sometimes like to make things complicated.