Without seeing your lease, if the lease says that 'charges are due as additional rent' the charges may fall into housing delinquency law.

I know that @John Underwood for example provides TV in addition to streaming at some of his places.

Also, I'd lease out the other bedrooms for additional income as well as practice screening, leasing, and interpersonal comms.  

There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.

Certain circumstances may require additional guarantors, however, just one will suffice most times. 

If you're ever looking for any additional advice/information feel free to reach out! 

And now another 1k of principal paydown per year on the 100k additional money in the new loan.

I currently own two duplexes here in Columbus, Ohio, and I’m actively looking to expand my portfolio with additional multifamily properties. 

Not following the requirements (within Seattle city limits will likely have additional rules and regulations) opens the seller up to liability.Additionally, the seller always has the option of offering "cash for keys" arrangement but be sure that no funds change hands until after the property is vacated and locks are changed.John

As such, they want to repaint, have some deferred maintenance that needs handled in next several years, and therefore pause distributions to LPs, to fund those additional improvements out of operating cash.