Your profile says you have been wholesaling so speak of this from a private lenders' or investor's perspective.  

Any reason I wouldn't be able to successfully shift heating costs to the tenants?

My question / perspective is that I do agree with you that yes a landlord does have to look for clients like you suggested, however from my experience that is just a piece of the puzzle.

I have a problem with it from a principles perspective. 

Are you talking about from a PM perspective?

If a Hard Money Lender feels confident in your projects along with the team and systems you have in place, the project may be considered less of a risk from a lending perspective.

Issues to consider are whether it's just you or there are partners, if you plan on having different LLCs for different holds, if you want to incorporate strategies to shift from ordinary to capital gains when selling the holds, and much more.

I'm here to learn challenges, perspectives, and benefits of being a REI as well as build lasting connections with people. 

So you are talking from the perspective of a turnkey operator.  

I currently have 2 rental properties and just looking to shift my asset over to another investment property preferably in El Paso, TX or the Indianapolis, Indiana area.