Problem was it's a common perk for Chinese restaurants to provide lower paid staff with room and board, and without the upstairs apartment, renting an apartment in nearby towns for staff is a problem with rooming house regulations beside a major expense.

Failure to pay the utilities when due is a lease violation and will result in a notice to pay or vacate.

And then do it again.It is actually possible to have a super experienced General Contractor, a very deep pockets money partner, and still lose money on a flip.The most common reason, in my experience, is having a project run over schedule and placing the property on the market during the off-season.

I recently watched a BiggerPockets podcast on YouTube where both folks made flood insurance mistakes from not noticing something in the disclosure.

I like to garden in my free time, this summer i noticed how much we saved with the garden and I've been watching more videos on personal finance.

I run a group of landlords in Philly and notice many new investors getting themselves into unforeseen difficult situations.

This sucks and I understand the frustration of the new owner because they had no idea a new C/O was issued until the county sent them a notice. 

Hi Gavin,This is fairly common, and it’s great that you’re thinking ahead about how to handle utilities responsibly.

I noticed these deals move so fast its hard to do these calcs quickly to make a decision.

I paid for premium once and saw no noticeable difference in the number of inquiries so I don’t pay for it anymore.