Is it a legal reason if both tenants paid a $39 fee and put in application and I deny one of them because the other tenant is willing to pay more rent ? 

Putting in a couple of hours each night before bed to market watch and do your property research.

I like Texas, but the only thing that holds me back is the higher property taxes compared to North Carolina.1- Money: ok to spend 200-300K (prefer to put only 20-30% down) and invest in a couple of properties than buying one in cash2- Prefer cash flow (of course, appreciation would also be great)3-Prefer SFH over duplex just because with SFH (in a good neighborhood), I probably would have less headache and dramaHere are my questions:1- Which city do you invest in and why? 

.- passive investor puts in 30% cash for down payment in return for 40% ownership- deal provider (Me) puts zero cash in but finds, secures and manages the deal, bank financing and 100% of the property management- bank mortgage for 70%- closing costs split 50/50- capital improvements split 50/50- all monthly positive cash flow (profit) as well as 60% property ownership goes to the deal provider (me).- first refinance (year 3-5) get investor's 30% investment out (before I take any equity) so we can do it again! 

I am able to put these off market properties in front of the right buyers and have gotten countless deals done. 

Put it on the market, take your (up to) $500k tax free gain and buy a no attachment rental if you want.

Leveraging one to put "cash down" on another is not a bad play. you're effectively financing it, just financing it in a way that doesnt look like you're financing it.

Say you put that 10k in and made 7% per year for 5 years and compounded it each year that equate to a 7% IRR for those 5 years precluded that your 10k was returned to you at the end of the period.

The law allows you to put all the deposits in one account.

Most of us either procrastinate or put our retirement savings on autopilot.After all, retirement is decades down the road, so why do we need to think about it right now?