Investor Due Diligence Checklist

The items below are the ones that most often turn a good-looking Texas deal into a dead one. Work them early, not the day before closing.

Updated 2026-09-05

Title and ownership

  • Vesting — who is actually on title, and are all of them signing?
  • Probate or heirship in progress, and at what stage.
  • Liens: mortgage, HOA, mechanic's, judgment, child support, IRS.
  • Delinquent property taxes and whether a tax suit has been filed.
  • Prior unrecorded contracts or memoranda clouding title.

Condition and access

  • Interior access confirmed, or explicitly not available.
  • Roof age, foundation movement, active leaks, HVAC, electrical panel.
  • Utilities on or off — an off-utility inspection hides plumbing problems.
  • Personal property left behind and who removes it.
  • Septic, well or city services in rural Texas parcels.

Occupancy

Occupancy changes both price and timeline. Confirm whether an occupant is an owner, a tenant with a written lease, a tenant at will, or a family member with no agreement. Texas eviction timelines are not something to estimate optimistically inside an underwrite.

Closing logistics

  • Title company already opened, and whether it is investor-friendly.
  • Survey availability and age.
  • Earnest money terms and the option period, if any.
  • Assignment permitted by the contract, or a double close required.
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