You'll always be safer with that, a written contract, and paying via debt/credit card assuming their licensed & insured.Where in Houston are you looking?

Our minimum requirement for credit score is 580. 1 of the applicants credit score is 558 (this person makes majority of the income) and the 2nd person has a 661 credit score.

Started investing in real estate during Q4 of 2021 because I needed a place to roll over a past retirement account.

You'll need to credit their rent for the time that the unit in uninhabitable. 

I don't want to discriminate and I know it's important to be fair and take into account all income sources such as housing vouchers. 

This will matter when you're in a business relationship with your PMC.2) Poor accounting/ability to explain accounting. 

@Andrew HinspaterI recommend finding an accountant that specializes in real estate taxation and LLC formation.

Think how much money they have in their bank account if they have 1000 properties in their system or 10,000.

@Lotta Rozenson,I recommend finding an accountant that specializes in real estate taxation.

Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards and even local stores like Ace are one stop shops and what you might spend in terms of a little more, you regain in terms of time saved and the ability to sign up for Pro accounts.