Encourage them to leave by the end of August, the sooner the better.Personally, I would not return the security deposit. 

Advertising violations are the the most reported complaints to TREC.Most brokerages will encourage you to do your own marketing, but you'll be expected to follow the rules.

We strongly encourage new investors to come.  

I would love to rehab without actually doing the work, as I've done the labor side with my own house, and working with a contractor friend of mine.Ultimate end goal was to add duplexes and 4-families into a portfolio to equate to a number I can live off of and not work a corporate job.I appreciate your both of your responses and encouragement.

They have another 3 days to report existing issues after that and I will add them to the checklist (but that has never happened so far because I encourage them to be very thorough with their inspection).

There’s a lot here to unpack and others covered it well, I’ll just chime in to encourage you towards an abundance mindset, particularly while in this phase of research. 

The landlords that want prefer to have tenants on a term leases will raise the M2M rate to encourage them to sign a new term lease. 

I'd be happy to share property management tips when you do buy, and I'd encourage you to act on a fair deal rather than waiting for the unicorn.

LOLA lot of these extreme frugality and minimalist platforms suggest wasting a lot of time to save pennies I agree.  

I highly encourage you to find a coach to teach you about the exact field you want to get into.