Check out events and meetups near you Shawn, you'll surely find experienced investors you can work with. 

My partner and I are looking at one in Houston with the expenses and deductions totaling ~45% of the gross potential rent of the property:That includes 10% for vacancy allowance15% for planned and unplanned maintenance (lawn, CAM, repair allowance)7% for property management12% for Taxes and InsurancePosted deals often excluded expenses, so I want to ask the BP community for wisdom.Questions: To the experienced eye out there, how does those expense %’s look?

That being said you need to have an attorney review them.

I have a few properties pre selected, will define within days.I would like if experienced investors in that area could point me to proven Property Managers, good, honest and inexpensive. 

Our forums contain multiple posts from BP investors who are among the most respected and experienced on this site regarding the process of Adverse Possession. 

On the other hand if they are a sponsor that is experienced in stopping a skin in the game, that's a huge red flag for me.c) how open to scrutiny are they?

Once they review the comps, the'll compare it to what tenant is currently paying and adjust the tenant portion (if anything) as they do their evaluation.

Now is probably the best time to cut her loose.Have an attorney review your lease and all actions to date. 

Too often, the ones that "hook the client" nowadays get bad Yelp reviews:)  You can call Tom at Capital Bank in Annapolis.

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