Every state or pert near every state has sellers disclosure docs that must be signed in a real estate transaction.. this to give the buyer any advance notice of issues they should address.. so short of this because we know these are very poor houses in horrid conditions the disclosures would or should say dilapidated etc etc.. then you have a SOW that is promised.. it is this scope that was either never done or done so poorly as to be totally inept..

I can imagine it going the other direction really quickly if you get "negative" section 8 tenants and a poor Housing Authority. 

@Carl Rowles we screen all tenants exactly the same, but know several of our local competitors cut corners to attract more S8 applicants - waiving application fees, security deposits, etc.You can try to weed out applicants that have poor "house maintenance" skills by doing surprise zoom calls and asking them to show you their kitchen, bathroom and another room.

I own 10 properties in Southern California area. All my properties pay my mortgages on all homes and break even. In all my homes I have about 1.7 million equity. The problem is I can’t touch any of the equity. Recentl...

Your lofty ambitions of helping investors with every aspect of their rental property better come with a hefty price tag, or you will find yourself in the poorhouse.  

Outside of getting a partner to help, I really don't have any creative solutions for you that won't leave you in the poor house at the end of the day. 

However, like others have said, Austin has a bright future so it may be worth holding it if that doesn't land you in the poor house.

The turnover was driving me into the poor house.

There is a lot of really poor housing stock out there so you have to keep to your principles and be patient.

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lopez-equity-wealth-20171126-story.html