I respect your many years of experience Jay but want to bring some perspective from the other side of the table.In a corporate office which is running 10, 20 or even 50 projects at once (depending on the firm size), what is the benefit for the Architect to drop their other projects to jump on yours quicker?

The rental market in the mid to higher price range is a bit lacking so having a rental in that range should go quickly.

@Marian Smith@Lena TruongI have bought notes from them and the individual who runs AHP is well respected.

I would leave 10K for anything that comes up after the fact. 40K would be 120-160K range on a SF.

The one you can scale.I know successful business owners in the fitness industry, tanning salons, real estate, window coverings, maintenance, billboard, ATMs, etc.Generally, I would be skeptical of jumping into a business based on YouTube videos hosted by and featuring people that are likely primarily trying to sell you their respective courses.Small businesses can indeed be great investments, but they are hard.  

The dollar-peso exchange rate benefited us with respect to fees, so we have some extra class A shares we can use as collateral. 

Prop tax ranges from 2.5% in fate to 2.16% in Rockwall city. 2.16% is some of the lowest you'll find in DFW. 

Meanwhile many of these repairs are fixed cost whether its a $100K house in the C/D neighborhood of a respective market compared to the $500K in the same market.

I met with him the next day and made an offer in the range of $40,000 to $50,000.

Engage respectfully, acknowledge challenges, and collaborate with community members to find equitable solutions, presenting landlords as partners in neighborhood growth rather than adversaries.