Nothing you can do about unreasonable sellers and their agents.

I have a property in a  small town in Texas, it is worth approximately 250K and I am renting out for $1700 a month.  This was a former residence of mine but the taxes have recently jumped to over 7K a year.  I am not ...

The investment into education and knowledge in general is priceless and generally less expensive then your first potential mistake without having it to begin with.Second step in the knowledge process is, after the foundation knowledge is set and you understand the acronyms in the industry, street talk, construction lingo, valuations, exit strategies...then you can add to your tool-belt some items that may facilitate a further analysis like spreadsheets, apps, etc.Real Estate Investing is a TEAM Sport, and to try to understand everything on your own to the point that you feel comfortable to then act is an unreasonable expectation.Surround yourself with a strong Team, an experienced Mentor local to you, have that foundation education completed, put that tool-belt together and then act on a sound opportunity.NOTE: Wholesaling gives you an opportunity to practice what you learn, gives you an opportunity to vet your Team and affords you the opportunity to valuate the property without risk to start with.

It is not an unreasonable request.Non-citizens have rights too.

The personal  property of the tenant must be moved to a place where the tenant can recover it  without unreasonable difficulty. 

Take a similar approach and engage with them....again within reason.90% of the time, if not more I bet these people deal with angry, rude, impatient and unreasonable citizens who are mad at them for a citation or just because they exist.

Great information for everyone and I really appreciate it...I feel better knowing that I was the one who was being (a little bit) unreasonable...  :-)

But a lease is not unreasonable under any circumstance.

(just at a guess, but it's not an unreasonable one)  Market's been on the rise quite a lot here over the past few years.

If you have cash on top, it shouldn't be unreasonable to negotiate yourself into the deal as an equity partner and the member in charge of acquisitions and lease up or exit.