However, after discussing more with the realtor it was disclosed that the landlord was responsible for water and gas, which very much destroyed the cash flow I thought I had.

Anyone doing this?Have been looking into this and would appreciate any feedbackThank you in advance 

I don't know—I tend to think the economic response of Hurricane Harvey will be different than that of Katrina, mainly because Houston's economy is very different than New Orleans' economy.

They do not show if the deceased individual owned a house.When I get the basic probate information, I start to drill down into obituary listings and real estate income tax records to determine if there is a house and whether a spouse might still be living there, as well as to glean some basic information about the administrator, i.e. is that person a son or daughter, a distant relative, etc.  

We tell new people all the time to try to hook-up with more experienced folks, and learn from them, and so it's strange to me to hear that frequent posters would also lack the common business courtesy of a response, even if just to say no thanks.

I'm planning on having another individual on the loan to qualify for an investment loan as I do not currently have the large DP needed.

@Christie Gahan thanks for the response.

Thanks for your responses.  

I completely understand, and this relies on the landlord's responsibility too.

@steven Hu , it is black and white business, but some if not most C class tenants have different type of understanding of responsibility than B class.