Also I would try to account for the summer months and see if they are certain to commit to a 12 month lease.

This is one of the few things Baltimore City Government actually does efficiently - probably because there aren't people in the loop.Log into your Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development online portal, click the "My Account" at the top and then "Permits & Docs" on the left side.

You will learn about property management, taxes. contract law, and people management. 

Interest rate and insurance cost in Houston will make house hack harder now but it is not entirely impossible. for particular Indepdent Height, arces homes, and highland height is a great area that is growing in my opinion. 77021 near medical center has some really nice streetLook for home that has garage apartment, duplex or big land to put up additional structure later on. look for area with low tax rate and no HOA. plenty of them around

Why are you talking about accountants? 

Way too much liability and risk out there.You can't purchase a residential property in a new LLC in NJ unless you have two years of tax returns on the entity or a relationship with a local bank who will allow it.

I've most often seen it with sellers who aren't interested in doing a 1031 and they save some on taxes, earn interest, have a swtream of payments, but no obligation to operations/maintenance. 10 years or less is likely.

I like Nevada because it's close to CA, low property taxes, landlord friendly and has strong tech and manufacturing job growth. 

I would the adjust my offer to account for the repair.

Account Closed where are you looking?