That's all we hope for, and sometimes it helps.We just have the cosigner sign an identical lease with the tenants.I can sympathize with the tough times you are going through.

Tenant refuses to sign a new rental agreement (lease extension) with terms that are substantially identical to the tenant's current agreement, including a rental amount that is the same as the current agreement or in a reasonably increased amount, so long as the new rental agreement is delivered/offered to the tenant at least thirty (30) days before the end of the current lease term.Well, well, well. here we are at the section that basically is a back door to rent control. 

Save up your money and spend any extra time you have on deployment learning about real estate investing so you're better equipped to make a good decision when you get back.

I’m getting ready to build 3 more identical homes on the same property with leverage over the next 2 years.

@Eric NewcombToday’s investors should be equipped with not one but several financing options before approaching a deal.

I put it on the certificate because when I go to foreclose I was going to  bring it in the name of the LLC so it could have ownership then since the county wouldn't assign a separate investor identity until I found I couldn't represent the LLC. 

You are also a Marine, you are more equipped to handle bad situations than civilians.

The stipulations to receive these funds are as follows:Requirements - Landlords who receive relief funds through the HUD program must agree to the following fair renting terms for a period of 5 years: i. a rent freeze; ii. just-cause evictions; iii. mandatory documentation with any just-cause eviction; iv. no source of income discrimination; v. coordination with local housing authorities to make new vacancies eligible to voucher holders; vi. provision of 10 percent equity to tenants; and, vii. no admissions restrictions on the basis of: 1. sexual identity or orientation, 2. gender identity or expression, 3. conviction or arrest record, 4. credit history, or 5. immigration status. viii.

@Anthony Dooley may not happen to this magnitude again but Houston has had flooding for 3 consecutive years (if I'm not mistaken) which should certainly play a role in the decision. but I imagine they're better equipped for a rebound than New Orleans was with Katrina

Fair housing isn't anything to fear-- the more you know about the process, the better equipped you will be to make appropriate decisions at the screening phase.