You may be able to charge some of it back to the Tenant by having a flat fee for the water/sewer/garbage that is most likely included in the HOA fee. 

If you need help screening most Brokerages will do the paperwork portion of the deal for a flat fee closer to $200-$300 as opposed to an entire months rent. 

​My partners and I purchased a 2 flat a few years back and to say we were strapped for cash is an understatement.

My partners and I purchased a 2 flat a few years back and to say we were strapped for cash is an understatement.

There are even some who will do flat fee listings for $300-500, some for $1000.

Additionally, the properties are all over (two-flat in a suburb of Chicago, a duplex in Austin, TX, a single family home in Ruston, LA and another single family outside of New Orleans.  

I did a half-baked screening process because I was trying to help a friend's mother.

Roofing is a flat rubber substance.

In Washington, the seller signs a contract with their listing agent and agrees on a commission percentage (or a flat fee).

Seller (a landlord) wants to sell multiple houses/two-flats and 1031 exchange them for bigger & better things (he has 20+ properties).