I also thought about buying two houses in the same deal, but my long term broker (the 30% broker) who said they can not do that. 

.- Contract Details and Terms: Carefully review the sales contract, including all terms and conditions.

While they are legal from a building department view point, if there are complaints from neighbors about you renting it long term, it could create issues with zoning.  

Thank you It does not matter where you start as long as you develop your Core 4.

What looks good on Zillow does not always look good in real life or just from a weekend trip.I avoided diving into why I have chosen Atlanta and GA to invest in - figured the post would become too long.

Efficient negotiations secured the property for $93,000 on favorable terms.

We have great long term residents in our POH rentals and do very well financially with them. 

And the answer to that is yes, just not through the foreclosure process, you would use a different process.Some states call things by different terms, but look up performance deed, or deed of trust to secure performance, or some verbiage along those lines. 

These homeowners also are attempting to cash flow their home over pretty rough mortgage terms. 

Does anyone know of a lender in TX that has more loose rental terms?