It hasn't come up for me on a transaction yet and I'm curious how it's playing out in practice!

As for the 1031, while you as an individual LP cannot 1031, some syndicators will allow the syndication to 1031 from one controlled deal to another.  

The tenants know the mini split is their best bet for controlling temp on their side, but they do not want to not pay for the energy to run it and would prefer the gas gets used (gas is included in their lease.) 

I'm looking to dive in and learn so I've been just trying to practice underwriting lots of deal as best as I can to calculate the cash on cash returns and DSCR ratios. 

Hone your Excel skills by creating pro-formas to practice your 1% rule underwriting while never touring a single property 4.

The general permit is in my practice per city and if theres a dumpster needed.   

Any delay or failure in the performance by Landlord hereunder shall be excused if and to the extent caused by the occurrence of any event that is beyond Landlord's control, such as fires/ floods, earthquakes, wars, sabotage, terrorism, vandalism, governmental acts, injunctions, or labor strikes, acts of God and any other occurrences that are unavoidable or unpreventable despite reasonable efforts to prevent, avoid, delay, or mitigate the effects thereof."

I just told her, "I am not trying to control you, and I would never say that you can NOT buy something.

This would allow me to raise the rent for the main house a bit over market but I'm concerned usage could get out of control and making my cashflow take an unpredictable hit.Does anyone see other options here that may work better than the two above?

Section 8 rentals can do very well, but you have to practice and do several of them to make it worth it.