Exactly, the county site likely shows the exemption amount, just calculate it out.....Assuming the total Value stays the same.

But as somebody in the industry who understands that every state has different rules regarding lien priority and little surprises that only local knowledge would be privy to... 

@Justin SumulongFirst, let me second what @Dmitriy Fomichenko (whose company is worth considering, by the way) said: stay away from banks and Wall Street institutions like Fidelity, TDAmeritrade and the like.

Plus the area the pipe is in would have to get below freezing & stay there long enough to freeze the pipes.

It would be great to stay in touch and perhaps there will be an opportunity to work on some deals together. 

Houston Multifamily Market Stays StrongHOUSTON (Yardi Matrix) – Despite Hurricane Harvey, the local multifamily market remained strong in 2017, according to Yardi Matrix.

Whether a “wholesaler” was involved or not is irrelevant to any surprises you are worried about.

Just stay focused and start investing early, it will pay off later.Let me know if you have any questions about this.

So you have to stay on top of them and keep asking around (even if you've already done that just a few months ago)

Remember in law, ones actions can constitute acceptance of terms even absent written agreements.If they never had a lease but continue to pay and stay then the tenant is an "at will" tenant under a periodic tenancy (i.e. month to month).