I still have to work at this daily to get out of the blue collar mindset of trading time for money.

No, you can't have them waive this.You will never get an eviction on such a lease from any JP who knows ANYTHING about executory contracts.Do you understand why this is a disfavored method of conveyance?

Many are jacks of all trades and will charge you to learn to do what you hired them for.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

Utilize the enemy method - like @Bradley Buxton said, take a look at your competition to see how yours compares and make adjustments accordingly

The shortage exists for lots of reasons, but a lot has to do with lack of trades folks to do the work, which drives costs up, which creates "unaffordable" housing. 

There are trade off to each, but they are each very clearly allowed within SEC rules.  

I use a very usefull method to determine if I would invest in an area .   

Nor does this method apply to buy and holds, MFHs, MHPS, or anything else unrelated.