Fortunately for us, we had other properties whose depreciation helped offset some of those taxes, but you can probably get the point that for our $101,500 investment we netted $42,000 in about 3 months... with everything going pretty much perfect... no unforeseen major malfunctions, and we got our asking price after paying some of the seller’s closing costs.  

A malfunctioning city planning office is never a good idea to deal with.

@Robert BigginsOne other thing to check for in a remodel is a malfunctioning vent.

That's even more so that we came from penny pinching parents.Had a tenant move in complaining about a malfunctioning stove.

BUT can anyone manually change the meter or can meter malfunction just for a day?

Tenant shall notify Landlord if any such device is malfunctioning so that it can be replaced in a timely manner.

Sorry, all my "@'s" are malfunctioning - they keep disappearing!

Also, make sure the tenants are not blocking the output floor registers and intake return ducts, as that can cause a furnace to malfunction or shut off.We also provide lightbulbs.  

Also, in the event of a malfunction the tenant needs to agree to notify you in a timely manner.

Unless you are negligent, this is not something that you can predict or control..... its out of your control when an appliance malfunctions and there are damages.