However, many states, including Texas, have a law known as the "statute of frauds" which requires that some contracts must be written to be valid.So my understanding is for a real estate transaction to be valid it must be in writing even with a rental agreement so anything verbal is NOT binding and is just out of good faith.

The property include 24 units.What is your experience with epoxy-lined piping?

Does the $1275 include rental on the homes plus the lot rent? 

With TBS, the landlord inputs everything, including SSN.

@Aviv Berkovitch It's always going to take longer to fill a vacancy in any market at this time of year, but just how long depends on a number of factors including how many vacancies or on the market in the area and the condition of the home.

They work with our 800+ property portfolio, other management companies, investors and groups including institutions. 

We do buy our list now @ $0.31/record (includes skiptracing).

This means they probably have a team behind them.That team likely includes a property manager.

Two things;1) be careful not to include the personal names and contact information of the people identified on the notices because you may have inadvertantly violated a privacy policy when you posted it on a blog with 1M+ members.2) advise the city, as they've requested within 30 days, that you corrected the violation and removed it.

If you do a 1031 exchange and purchase at least as much as you sell and use all of the proceeds in the purchase of replacement investment property you will declare non-recognition of any gain including depreciation recapture on your form 8824 filed with your next return.