However the potential benefits outweigh the negatives.

A seller will try and talk you out of the numbers but the numbers are true and do not listen to them as they are selling it off to you.The landlord might have upped the market rent a little bit more to compensate for covering utilities but I bet the extra cost of the utility is far outweighing any extra rent they are covering.

The positive feedback greatly outweighs the negative.

However we all have to provide value and if our costs outweigh our value then the need for your services will run out.

Hey Michael - If you're trying to get long term financing you cannot own the property in an LLC.To me, the benefit of locking in current interest rates over the next 30 years more than outweighs the risk of holding the property in your personal name.If I were in your situation I would put all properties into my own name and finance for 30 years.

So I would start by estimating what they should sell for based on the two different approaches and then weigh the pros/cons to see if the intangibles outweigh the price difference. 

This will most likely outweigh the cash-flow you would receive on a out of state property.

Historically southern California appreciation tends to outweigh Midwest cash-flow.

It should also be in your lease contract but do note that lease policies do not outweigh the laws in your area and your lease should mirror the local laws.

If the seller sold the house with a tenant in place, no matter how you cut it, the rent paid by the tenant was outweighed by whatever negative that comes with the occupant and the owner of the house.