It excludes mold and has a water limit which I’m worried about.

What a bad idea to look for only free systems. 

4) Are there any restrictions or limitations on the LLC's ability to purchase, sell, or finance property in Texas?

There are some cool ideas, but they come with a few things to think about, especially since you're just starting out.First up, there's "seller financing."

And I don't know if investing in Albany is a good Idea.

Why this wasn’t disclosed long ago, I have no idea.

Find someone aligned with your goals and works with your limited time.

@Alejandro Ferrer you can have thermostats that limit the temperature the heat can be set to but where are you located that you think they can turn the heat off when they aren't home? 

you get the idea... save save save until you have at least one downpayment and one years worth of expenses saved up. 

At this point the value of the house is still increasing but not at the same rate as the previous years for a number of obvious reasons (high Interest rates,  age of house, etc.) and at this point I'm not sure what my next move should be since I don't like having all that equity tied up in the property and borrowing against it (HELOC) doesn't seem like a good idea since banks seem to be charging even higher than "normal" interest rates because the house is not my primary residenceIt's been almost 2 yrs since a I moved out of the house and I know my time is running out before we'll have to pay capital gains on the property if we chose to sell it [unless I do a 1031 exchange of course] but wondering what other options I might consider.