, tech and other industries, government contractors, universities, oil and gas companies, and many other institutions have constant need for short-term housing for their visiting staff.  

Hi @Dan Starr I agree with @Cameron Tope there is a lot of uncertainty in the Houston market right now with the current decline of the Oil and Gas industry so to purchase something with future plans of selling in about 15 months is extremely risky especially if there is a financial concern of being able to carry it for the long term.

It is difficult to see but your gas stove may be in OK shape.

They stole all cooper and wire so I need to put plumber and electric on the property.This is dumb question: do we need to has gas line on the property and who can you recommend?  

Many of the log cabins come pre-fitted with electric/gas heating and modern fittings to retain heat.The reason I want to invest in log cabins is because they are cheaper than single/multi-family houses, and there are many log cabins situated within 5 Star resorts for as little as £50,000 ($70908.50).I am also a first time investor and it will take a few month before I feel confident enough to invest.Do you think that investing in log cabins would be a bad investment? 

Number may be closer to %30   not the %34-%39 shown at the bottom6 plex BUILDING PERMITS   (  $97,200.00  single $16,200.00 UTILITIES $0.00 $500.00 EXCAVATION $24,000.00 $4,000.00 GRAVEL $2,500.00 $416.67 CONCRETE PUMP $1,750.00 $250.00 CONCRETE $18,000.00 $3,000.00 FOUNDATION/CONCRETE-LABOR $9,000.00 $1,500.00 CONCRETE CUTTING $750.00 $125.00 SEWER CONCRETE FLAT WORK $12,000.00 $2,000.00 FRAMING LABOR $21,000.00 $4,947.00 ROOF TRUSSES $14,300.00 $1,831.67 BUILDING MATERIALS $70,000.00 $19,128.40 WINDOWS & SKYLIGHTS $8,500.00 $1,419.38 EXTERIOR DOORS $5,400.00 $1,050.00 ROOF COVER $16,800.00 $2,800.00 GAS FIREPLACE $6,000.00 SIDING LABOR $13,115.00 $2,185.00 GARAGE DOOR $4,914.00 $819.00 GUTTERS $2,400.00 $525.00 PLUMBING $30,000.00 $7,000.00 HEATING $30,000.00 $4,800.00 AIR CONDITIONING $0.00 NEST THERMOSTAT $325.00 GAS BBQ GAS DRYER ELECTRICAL $21,000.00 $4,000.00 MASONRY $3,000.00 $500.00 INSULATION $12,000.00 $2,735.00 SHEET ROCK $21,000.00 $7,100.00 SHEET ROCK GYP BOARD $750.00 INTERIOR TRIM $16,500.00 $2,500.00 TRIM LABOR $12,000.00 $2,500.00 SECURITY SYSTEM $900.00 FINISH HARDWARE $2,400.00 $350.00 UNDERLAY LABOR $1,500.00 $250.00 CABINETS $24,000.00 $4,854.40 COUNTERTOPS $11,100.00 $1,850.00 MANTLE $1,200.00 TILE $9,000.00 $1,597.80 VINYL AND FORMICA $3,000.00 $207.43 HARDWOOD FLOORS $6,600.00 $1,138.10 CARPET $13,000.00 $2,110.10 PAINTING $25,200.00 $5,359.25 WATERPROOF DECK $0.00 $0.00 KITCHEN APPLIANCES $8,400.00 $1,400.00 LIGHTS $3,000.00 $500.00 SHOWER DOOR &MIRRORS $3,000.00 $790.00 FINAL CLEANING $2,400.00 $400.00 PICK UP.

You'll want to know the dangers of how most brokers inaccurately complete 7c, how the transition of money works when there is buyer's remorse and the broker hasn't yet delivered the funds, the RP disclosure, the mineral/gas/oil rights disclosure...You may want two contracts--one for buying, one for selling.

Guessing your taxes at 2500 Yearly and a vacancy rate of 15% and a purchase of 190K + repairs of 30K and without the P&L from the owner (using Standard capex and costs) your estimated net is 11,904 yearly (without out taking into account Water Sewer Garbage Gas Electricity Lawn care Pool Maintenance) that is a caprate of 5.4%.  

They recently closed my account with the gas company and opened another account in their name.

The first up and left with no warning in the middle of winter and left no gas in the tank.