The owner of the house appreciated that and so he didn't bat an eye when I asked the property manager to ask him if he'd spring for professional lawn care (e.g., feeding, fertilizing, etc.).  

I'd grab the attention of as many eyes as possible.  

See what your obligations are as a Landlord and keep an eye of the items that can create a potential "urgent" or "high" situations.For example: In Chicago Landlords are required to provide tenants with a certain temperature inside the units.

Remember that obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the prize!

Also with diligence and persistence you should be able to find a MF in Texas that will work for you, but make sure you approach the market with your eyes wide open.

Seems I have fallen out of favor in your eyes, LOL, sorry about that. :)) 

Id hate for some bright eyed newbie to jump on an opportunity that could potentially be a scam....tsk tsk scary scary

But keep an eye out for an email next monday... it'll have something new!

And remember running in circles there through a packed gym  in rocks springs under the spot lights when they played eye of the tiger for wrestling meets..like late 80's....Looks like you are off to a great start...I am definitely going to check out your blog.....and send you a colleague message.Best of luck

Many were Florida based scam companies that really gave the industry a black eye.