Yes, call me immediately when the dish washer is pouring water out onto the floor.

They could still heat water on the stove to wash dishes or even take a bath which means they didn't actually lose anything except a little time.If I know a tenant will be without hot water for a day or two, I offer to purchase them a guest pass to our rec center where they can work out, swim, and shower to their heart's content.

So do I, this is the house we live in 7 months of the year https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20171285  It was built to be a winery, is 8000 SF when we are finished and  its on 15 acres, with vineyards on 3 sides,  the "basement" is not yet finished, has 12 foot ceilings and was going to be the production room and is going to be my office, it is 2200 sf...the basement...with those same views....the other 5 months we live at the coast in a cottage 3 blocks from the beach....and we MAKE money each year...we rent the home out during high season, have a 2nd set of basically everything (furniture, linens, dishes etc) we store in the garage..hire movers to swap everything out. 

Hot water is used to wash and sanitize the dishes and all items inside of the dishwasher tub.

If not you might set a false expectation.Do you have satellite or cable TV?

In between, at 8-10%, they find less central suburbs of the bigger cities, or satellite cities like Kobe, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Chiba, Kumamoto and similar.All in all, a very large, active and healthy market, as far as rental cashflow is concerned - and the last few years have also seen prices rising in the top tier locations for the first time in a long while.

You can JV, do administrative work, do his/her taxes, shine his/her shoes, babysit, wash dishes etc. etc. etc.

Start at the beginning, don't just think you can succeed jumping into some niche dished out at a seminar or boot camp. :)     

I recently purchased an office building for a satellite office in one of my markets.

Dishes and things on the counters, etc.