Personal Assistant to RealtorMarketing, Advertising, & Business Communicatlons Coordinator Digital Media, Website & Graphic Design, & Social Media MangerThese are a list of the duties preformed for 3 companies.

Recent college graduate working in the world of digital advertising. 

You are allowed to put signs up and advertise to the general public (Of course you need to put your brokers logo etc on it and follow DOS regs).

Try the guys that advertise in TheFlyer.com or the Yellow Pages or Angie'sList.com Maybe, someone else can suggest the guy they use, but, an absentee owner wanting a big JOB done and the "contractor" will want at least 50% up front with all kinds of whining and crying about the money needed before the JOB is done and then he does nothing and your out of the money.

These days, if I'm not reading about real estate, I use my free time to pick up new hobbies (SCUBA, woodworking, hobby electronics, HAM radio), tinker in the garage, work out, and of course play with my son. 

Some of those could work as rentals, keep in mind a track builder advertises a base home price and every upgrade is extra.

It was advertised if I use the broker there will be a 4000 closing creditlender fee 1450appraisal fee 520attorney documentation prep 200survey fee 390Prepaid:homeowner insurance 1080Reserves:homeowner insurance 2 months: 180property tax 2 months: 1066title/closing feestexas guaranty fee 6escrow messenger fee 10tax cert fee 130electronic recording fee 20settlement fee 375owner title insurance 165lender title insurance 1563endorsements 78.15Recording and transfer fees:Fees 108NTP recording fee 20Additional Settlement Charges:HOA dues: 950HOA Capital contribution: 475HOA transfer fee 150Any advice would be appreciated!

So the question you are asking is impossible for anyone in this forum to answer unless we knew exactly what his overhead was (truck costs, tool expenses, auto, worker comp, health insurances, rents, advertising, cell phone, marketing collateral, vacation time, credit card fees, accounting, software, office supplies, computer expenses, etc...) to name a few.

In the future, you could send it electronically using a free service like hellosign.

I'd be glad to help you out if I could see photos of the property and review your online advertising.