When I bought my first place in Birmingham, the property manager at the time said they would not deal with Section 8 unless the tenants were inherited. 

Many of my most sophisticated investor clients are engineers. 

Quote from @Chani Walker: I'm helping my MIL get her apartment set up as a LTR in Memphis.

In a previous life I projected managed 54 new builds and have done my own flips to stabilize my own neighborhood.

My suggestion would be to cap your utilities at a certain amount and have Tenants pay anything over that amount.That will help you manage your expenses, and also allow Tenants to gage their usage each month, and make adjustments if they don't want to go over the allotted amount.As far as collection, provide the bill showing any overages and just have them pay for it along with their rent. 

Quote from @Lauren Sanford: Quote from @Dana Lenoir: Hey, I’m looking to connect with my note brokers!!

My name is Jessie Baker.

I'm new to the forum (been lurking for a while) and wanted to post about my experience to allow others to follow my journey.

My personal home loan has a mortgage balance remaining of 157,000 and it's currently worth 550,000.

A tenant will be living in 1001 and they may get my mail.