AND you must maintain adequate reserves to take care of the disasters that may happen.Most of my clients fall into the first group above. 

Well what’s funny is I have water heater leaking in my own unit in basement unit so it is easy to maintain and replace ; but week after that I am the victim after the condo on top of another rental owned by us, started leaking water from the water heater and it is a big mess.yes I agree the water heater should be located on the ground.

In short, to achieve and maintain financial freedom.

Their main goal is maintaining wealth not creating it, so they are diversifying through all sorts of different investments. 8% returns are on the high side.  

I just prefer to have them all rolled up in one as it easier to maintain. 

It is the students job to maintain the property, report issues, etc... not the mothers.

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I have already contacted two other contractors for quotes in order to obtain three total quotes.I understand that some investors like to also make use of lower-cost options, such as neighborhood kids, but as I am running a business, I would like to maintain a process that is repeatable and predictable and that may also adapt to long-term needs, such as landscaping and weed maintenance.

Hopefully, the "act of god" doesn't hurt them here but protects you if the tree was maintained well. 

When we moved in I took pictures of areas of the house that I thought were poorly maintained or not in the expected state, the pictures are in my phone and have a date and timestamp for authenticity of when they were taken.