But shoveling all their excess cashflow into software by hurrying to automate their first property is bad business practice.

However, it also depends what exactly those expenses are, e.g. unnecessary payroll would be something you should be able to correct (and if you lower it, you increase the value of the Facility); high flood insurance or excessive property taxes are what they are and typically cannot be reduced, very well throwing off the "industry standard".Typically we recommend buying a Facility as it is currently performing (past 12 months) and use a pro forma only for where you can realistically take it. 

Just keep in mind, whatever they do not have to pay for they will use to excess and you will have to pay in the long run.

As for the ‘excessive’ family gatherings at your house: you have no control over it.

I sometimes drive in excess of the speed limit.

Then that should be clearly defined in your lease along with the cost of excess bandwidth. 

After many strategy meetings fueled by coffee and the desire to make things easier, real estate professionals nationwide are realizing scores of new things about the market, especially in larger metro areas.

Remember if your rental is creating a profit in excess of depreciation, paying some more income tax is a good problem.

Maybe they have experience fueling that advice.

After the first year of paying for fuel oil to heat the building I switched to Natural gas and cut the heating bill in half.