She also alerted me to some lead safe issues I didn't realize I was going to have to deal with and showed me where I'd overspent.

Revenue Procedure 2008-16 establishes a safe harbor where you could consider yourself OK after two years.  

I am not for sure if I am replying to one person or the whole group here so I will post as group to be safe.

No knobs or adjustments where the temperature can be adjusted by the tenant.If you know of such a device, I'd love to have some info on the source.

Besides this realization, the trick is mostly getting in such that you can be very safe to make it to the longterm through the ups and downs that inevitably occur in between.I have invested both in state and out of state for the last 15 years, so I speak from personal experience on both counts and have nothing to sell you either way ...

., Etc.With all these factors in place, its safe to say that there are still plenty of areas that are set to be the "next big thing"!!

Still for my first couple I think I want to have a lawyer just until I understand the process in its entirety and to be safe. 

You have a duty to your tenants to provide them with a safe environment. 

Since you tested the water already , and its safe to drink, that is your next step. 

Texas is a very safe market which slightly outpaces inflation.