You choose the right market, the right PM (they fill the property), the right house, do the right rehab, and the PM defines the terms for vacancy (tenant profiles), and you are in "control".  

Abandonment is Texas in not clearly defined.  

@Marvin Meng Add a line to your screening criteria for "Positive Disclosed and Discovered Character References".

A Mortgagee is only due the principal, interest, advances and fees defined by the note.  

Help out by defining what "necessary" means.If your rental agreement states when rent is due and how to pay it, then enforce the terms of your rental agreement.

Beneficial Owners Under the Act, a beneficial owner is defined as one who is the owner of a beneficial interest in a Delaware Statutory Trust.5 The Act leaves it to the governing instrument to set out the details of the rights, obligations and activities associated with beneficial ownership.

It is the criteria we use to define "good contractors" that is what creates the perception that it is hard to find them...  

Yeh definately.  

How do you define "client", and what lengths can an individual go to to establish a client relationship?

This person is a kind character as well.