Paint all wood trim with Semi-Gloss. 10.

If not Houston, I'm also curious about San Antonio and Texas in general.It would be very helpful to hear your specific property example with premium costs as well as the general % of price difference between those two categories in order to know if I absolutely must rule out some rental properties.Thanks!

If you can identify the regional "premium" convenience store - the local equivalent of probably Wawa (in NJ) or Quiktrip (around me), look at where their store locations are. 

If the land is back in the woods or off the beaten path some where other types of development would not find it as desirable then the cell tower might be the answer.If you have a great piece of land in high demand then pushing the tower off to the back on a corner with a small access road might let you keep your other land to extract value out of.Would really have to know the address, how large the land is, topography of your land, etc.     

Mice don't usually eat wood and dry wall.  

An inspector might charge you a few hundred bucks, but that is worth it when you consider you might end up having foundation work of several thousand dollars, wood rot, termites, even a roof issue.3.Don’t do the work yourself.

Do the homes have genuine hardwood floors, or some high quality synthetic, that looks like wood in the photos.

He's well reviewed so I'm sure that allows you to ask for a premium. 

This is especially true since we are still learning of places/people to buy notes from so our choices are limited and we may be paying a premium without really knowing it.Thank you for pointing out that you actually check PACER, call to confirm the status of the first, and even do an occupancy check all before you bid on the loan. 

I want to prepare for 3-4 years down the road when you can't buy premium assets for 20-25 cents on the dollar.