If I reduce rent by $75 a unit per month, while reducing costs by $100 per unit per month, human nature would be to do everything they can to keep their heating costs below that $75 that I just put back into their pocket.

Fannie and Freddie can't handle non-human owners, so that's out.

I currently live in a situation where utilities are included, but after paying my own for a while, and just being a mature responsible human being, I still turn the lights off, don't jack up the heat, etc.

But, due to the nature of my work I'm very aware of the dark side of human nature and I never allow it in.  

It turned out to be arson - revenge on a tenant (go figure) - but when the fire department was examining the integrity of building once the fire was extinguished, they found a body in the attic.  

I do enjoy working with my hands and using tools (I guess this just makes me man *thumps on chest*), I have volunteered at Habitat for Humanity and 8 hours always seems like 1 hour.GoalsI want to reach a point where I can have positive cash flow and leave the chain that is currently attaches my ankle to my cubicle.  

Re Michigan I'm in Sterling Heights Sun eve until Tuesday - if any body would like to get together for a chat and a beer Sunday night !

., when it's more than just me) I'll probably go to a hybrid approach of direct to a human during the day with an answering service for overflow/after hours.It WAS nice to know that every call was being taken by a human.

The old body is telling me that it's time to work smarter, not harder.

I plan on attending my first local BP meet-up this week to network with actual humans, and would love it if you reached out to say hello, and/or to compare investing notes.