I spend about 6 or 7 hours per day at the office, but do a little work from home before I get there, then a little more after I leave. 

“We encourage our guys to make an offer before they see the house,” said Ali Nazar, Starwood Waypoint’s chief experience officer.

I pay about $35 a month for office fees and about 36% of each transaction up to a certain amount.  

Frankly, it's hardly worth the time to write a check and take it to the post office for that.People who own rental properties in Texas are really screwed.

How confident are you that the folks at the current title company really dug around in the county records office, either for that document or for something that would lead to it?

Or visit the planning office for your jurisdiction and they may be able to help.Happy investing!

Been away on vacation then moved my office.

In Texas lanldords must allow early termination of a lease in the case of domestic violence.The requirements are pretty straight forward, in that any tenant with a court-ordered restraint and police report for a domestic abuse/violence issue can leave without penalty.Usually, but not always, the court order will mandate who stays, who goes, and who's responsible for the lease. 

As you dig a little deeper into the actual release by the provincial government the regulation only applies to licensed agents and appears to be "self-policing" by the industry itself ... so it may amount to a little more discretion, but not elimination of the behaviour.

I have since put in a call to the court's office to see if there is any back way for out of state owners to file as an absentee.