I played around with some of the ways of looking at value in the Introduction to Real Estate Analysis article by J Scott, but whenever I think of an offer I get worried I am either insulting him or giving away all my hard work (3 years of time assembling lots and getting it through city approvals, and serving as an uncompensated GC for net zero energy certification and most of the site work).

And to make it fair to the seller, give them the right to continue marketing the property on their own and cancel your contract at any time prior to you signing that subtenant.

Hello all, I am a longtime reader and fairly new to action in the DFW market.

If you are going to live a fair distance (like in another state) from the property then I would suggest you get a Property Management Company involved.

In the Temple area I know of two investors that lost fairly badly at that game; due to low demand.Yes, to renting to students and yes, to your smart observation to keep all markets available.

He’s playing Russian roulette.

That guy used several different sites simultaneously so that he could play with different prices and advertising strategies to see what worked best. 

Also, I am a mortgage loan originator that does a fairly significant amount of volume. 

you can install them fairly easy yourself as they come pre charged which will save you a ton but not much savings over a central unit if you have duct work already if you are having an hvac company install.

You should then be able to file your LLC on your own with the state.Disclaimer: I am not an attorney and don't play one on the internet.