I was reviewing and see that in the last 3 or so years, the  calls I've gotten from tenants are 60 % related to appliances....example, Ice maker is not working, fridge is leaking. 

>> Icing on the Cake of Negligence:Who in their right mind, would upon SEEING a house ( DISCOVERY) just shut the door and leave, and drive 30 minutes back to their office with a water heater streaming full blast with 20 ft plume in the air hitting the ceiling and seeing drywall collapsing and walls covered in black moldNOT CALL IMMEDIATELY FOR HELP!!!

In addition, it’s easy not to remember exactly where a roof vent or sky light is underneath the snow and ice.

typically shingles will run you $20/bundle (3 per 100 sq ft or 1 Square) for lower end, install depends much on tear off and prep or shingle over and prep, we have opted for Steel when ever reasonable to do so, it costs about 10-20% more up front, but will out last me, and does not have Ice damming problems we see with regular shingles in the north. standard shingles, you can expect about 1/2-2/3 the stated warranty actual life span, so 40 year shingles will last about 20 years, but steel, even 40 year has been known to far exceed the 40 year warranty, I can typically get a roof done in steel with a 2 layer tear off, and steel installed for around $4-6K for a 13 Sq roof thats material, labor and disposal, I just has a 11 sq one does with dimensional shingles (steel wasnt practical) for $2,700 including tear off and disposal. keep in mind, the cheap guy may not be the best value, there are a lot of hacks out there, and anyone with a pitch fork, a hammer and a nail gun calls them self a roofer. 

For example, you have a snow removal company remove ice and snow from your properties parking lot at 7 am the day after the storm but if someone slips and breaks their neck at 6 am they would have a legitimate claim.

Paul market, but house hacking is the perfect strategy for newbies looking to break the ice with real estate investing.

If you have a snow/ice condition then it will have to be de-iced same as a sidewalk. 2.

If you're investing in real estate, unless it is value add forced appreciation, invest for cash flow, and any appreciation beyond the rate of inflation is just icing on the cake.

I have not calculated for any depreciation, I just consider that the icing on the cake.Jason Ruff 

Wholesale first to break the ice.