Is there a source for the following data;  I am looking for the "norm" for the expense ratio (based on either GPR or Gross Income) for individually metered garden style apartments in the south east and the mid Atlantic (Region IV) : Marketing Insurance Janitorial Service Lawn/Snow Licenses Miscellaneous Professional Fees Accounting Legal Property Management Fees Repairs and Maintenance Resident Superintendent Salaries and Wages Supplies Taxes Real Estate Personal Property Payroll Other Trash Removal Utilities Electricity Fuel Oil Gas Sewer and Water Telephone Other (whatever I missed)

Gas, food, etc.

I keep my eyes out for deals in Midland but haven't pulled the trigger between cost of entry and attempting to keep some diversification since my W-2 job is oil/gas related which closely matches housing market in Midland. 

I was wondering I other investors would switch to natural gas immediately or would they hang on to oil for another winter?

You do not have an expense for management (I assume you are self managing)  Also you do not have electric, water, or gas bills factored in. 

In other words, I am afraid their security deposit covers all my effort and labor as well as the amount of gas I burnt to reach myself to the house every day to revert everything back to the situation they entered the house three years ago.

The rebound of oil and gas coupled with effects of Harvey are making Houston market very interesting. 

cold glass, ice clicking in the glass.. ptchhhht, bottle opens.. gobble gobble pssshhhhhht as the gas settles pouring in that black liquid heart attack goodness... glub glub.. and the famous "Ahhhhhhhhhh"?

I'm expecting the HVAC/water heating to be a much more significant project, as there are a lot of questions I have that I cannot answer about whether I'd need to expand the gas service or electrical, whether I can run small-duct high-velocity in the ceiling easily or possibly along the ceiling inside the unit instead of in the walls, etc.If possible, we also would like to install in-unit washers/dryers in the first and second floor units.I don't know if any of the above would require expansion of the gas or electrical service to the building, or how I would go about setting that up.

The question I have is... it’s next door to a gas station.