My summary:  Low barrier to entry. 

They always get contacted by investors looking for deals and a realtor can help the entire process be more trustworthy and smoother than some random person on FB.I myself am a realtor here in Houston with a buyers list I have developed over my last five years of being in the investment real estate space.

I house hacked my way into my first rental property this past year and now manage the rental myself. 

When taking over a long term tenant occupied property and the tenant has a pet would it be in my best interest to immediately request a pet deposit and increase rent due to pet, or don’t say anything about it and allow myself to make a few months rent in the bank than increase the rent in January?

I’m less concerned about the small items, and I focus on where big costs surprises can come up (new sewer lines, breaker upgrades, galvanized piping, etc) so I can re-trade my offer appropriately.

Can I put up cameras on my multi unit property? 

What people fail to realize with many seconds is these are desktop appraisals, which is not someone even visiting the home, and the CLTV also can be way off from the appraisal.So personally i agree, for my business - we see it as opportunity. 

My daughter is starting vet school there in August and thought it might be a good place to invest.

My offer was 500.00 on top of the mortgage.

I've done everything to try to increase my ranking and nothing seems to work.