If the contract is unsecured, contact a debt collection company that works in the state of the contract.  

Sounds like seller collected quick money placing a marginal tenant and is trying to sell off to you and leave.

Working on a deal and would love to hear the collective thoughts of everyone here. 

Get to know your area's housing prices, job growth and go out and get them.Ask MANY questions here, and procure a lawyer of you do not understand a contract.Find a niche, whether it be wholesaling or buying to hold and collect rent.Good luck, Rachael.

You sit on it for a couple of years (collecting rents) or do you take your profits, and roll them into several other projects like this current one. 

But if the county doesn't collect data yeah they won't have it - but neither will the county (or MelissaData or anyone else).

In general, the Seller collected around $6,002.14 in payments (principal and interest).  

@Geode Pratt,When did Texas start allowing you to collect double deposits?

Or like what happened to some of my borrowers the PM just collect about 3 months worth of rent and fled with 250k  only to be arrested down the road and go to prison. 

The shared office staff would handle administrative tasks like collecting mail, answer phone calls and schedule appts all day long (included in my rental agreement).