Wether you like it or not, the house is slowly decaying and falling apart(you even get a tax right off for it, depreciation), everything does, stopping that from happening faster or remedying the problems enough to make it last longer or still be an acceptable dwelling,  is the value you add as a landlord.I hope my reply added value to this topic?

I put those in the basements of my multifamilies, though physically moving them is getting intimidating as I decay.

Also, 3” is a huge section of decay— usually these are caught at about the size of a dime (because they leak).

A UV light will need to have the bulb changed probably every year.One investor that I know claims that a disgruntled tenant continually ran the water to saturate the septic and drain field, causing him to spend $25,000 for a new system, immediate afterwards he sold the property.Shallow dug wells are susceptable to all kind of pollution including fertilizer, chemical and natural, septic systems, insects and even a decaying animal.

When I researched the market, My eyes lit up when I saw how low the entry points were to get in the market but so far my research is telling me it’s a town in decline and decay.

That means that whatever radon is there on any day, 3.8 days later, half has decayed to another substance.

Much of the older - 1960s and 1970s - product lies in flat or slowly decaying C neighborhoods. 

This prevents the all too frequent getting ready to get ready syndrome that plagues most newbies to the point of an exhaustive failure.Once you've learned enough to get started...Don't be an idiot....GET STARTED.One last helpful tactic to further counteract over learning and winding up in the dreaded Analysis Paralysis trap:1.Once you've identified the exit strategy that you plan to implement take 10 minutes and write out everything you already know about the subject.

All that fading you see is the granulation keeping the sun's heat from damaging the shingle.If you coat that granulation with black paint or tar, you're counteracting that sun reflection and the shingles will overheat and cool from daytime sun to nighttime cooling.

I think cities will struggle and decay if Covid is not controlled.