They need tax benefits and depreciation more than more ordinary income.For me, buy and holding in my backyard for long-term wealth and residual income was the way to go.  

We realized an immediate profit of $2,242 on the sale of the note AND retained the right to receive 120 monthly payments of $1,096.96 each commencing in 15 ½ years.To recap: • Payments bought: 306 • Payments sold: 186 • Payments retained: 120Money was made at closing but even better, we retained the rights to a future residual income stream totaling over $130,000 ($1,096 x 120).Fast forward 12 years and the note paid off early.

It's a low barrier of entry, you could do it part-time if you have to, it'll save you money on your deals, and you can do property management when working for a broker that allows you to do so (the beauty of that is, you can get residual income from property management and commission checks). 

I have been using the vinyl planks or the large Allure adhesive-edge vinyl 3 foot tiles lately, and the tenants actually seem to prefer them as they are simple to keep clean and hard to destroy. 

That will be residual at best, and not stand up to an audit. 

After the stagers left there were big nail holes in the wall, portions of sheetrock facing removed from  stick-on adhesive.

*In addition, Tenant(s) will obtain written permission from the Landlord before doing any of the following: Applying adhesive materials or inserting nails or hooks in the walls or ceilings other than two small picture hooks per wall.

The residual profits (which can be a large percentage of the total earnings) are counted as "dividends" and not subject to payroll taxes.

I've lost all faith in residual heat from other units, etc., keeping pipes from freezing after that!

If you still see water dripping, it is most likely, just the residual water that the sheet rock or plaster is holding.