I started a wholesaling group and spend my Saturday mornings with them.I am looking for my next purchase at the court house steps, while I am working on a few more.

They also do other property management functions as well.

If they don't rent it and have a difficult time finding a tenant, they could take you to conciliation court for the balance of rent owed up to the end of you lease term.

Short Version: My wife is helping her father manage a rental property in Houston and we need some tips for filing the paperwork in small claims court for damages and unpaid rent.

I assume that the devices and breaker have been functioning without issue for some time?  

Was part of a post very similar to this:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/409...you can read that post, here is one posters list of things a PM does for you to be worth the money:Originally posted by @Joe Villeneuve: Here's what my PM does for me:1 - Fills vacancies2 - Handles the advertising3 - Does the interviewing including background checks, credit checks, rental histories, income verification, NSF check research, etc...4 - Does the inspections5 - Does the walkthru before and after6 - Guarantees the first 6 months of a tenant they placed, or they refill the property at their cost7 - Handles all problems, including maintenance...with no markup charges8 - Handles all incoming calls and emails, so the tenant has no idea who we are9 - Contacts, and extends lease at no extra charge to us10 - Knows market, so gets us the highest possible rents11 - 35 years of experience as a full time PM service12 - Will garnish wages if needed13 - Handles entire eviction process (keeping us up to date), from beginning of letters of notice to court....to eviction.

believe me I have sat in front of a state regulator on similar issue with my attorney telling me we were right and the regulator saying NOPE.. guess who won. it was not me that one cost me 30k.Or I could have spent another 100k at administrative law court to argue against the state as to my lawyers interpretation vis a vi the state.the reality is if a regulator takes a swing at you .. not many folks are going to be able to stand up to it..

The property WILL be in my name AFTER probate however the courts are "taking forever". i talked to the person that does (has done taxes for the LLC for years) and he doesnt seem to know how to handle this situation. wanted to see if anyone here has any insight on what should be done for 2016 taxes on the LLC with "no owner".on a side note: i drove an X miles last year managing the LLC and the "LLC" did not pay me. would i allocate the miles on my personal taxes or for the LLC expense?

Tenants talk, and you may find yourself in court for housing discrimination.

Google that.Some leases have the terms that permit partial payment on late or past due rent by tenants even after the eviction action has been filed, some courts don't honor that and make you start all over again so don't get stuck.Sounds like with the "other lease breaches" you still want the tenant to leave so I wouldn't jam up the process and get a "DO OVER" at this stage of the game..