While some macro economics do/will/can have an impact at the micro level, I believe that for the most part, we are far away from having an oversupply of housing.

This is not legal advice and your tax accountant would have to show you how to keep records and set it up.You mention 5,000 population level. Is

Your deal had what is called a Final Walkthrough right before settlement, where you walk through and confirm the house is how you agreed in the Agreement of Sale (AOS) - this includes the sellers being out.Certainly don't turn utilities off or take doors off hinges.

ThanksGuy:The valve we are testing is on a smaller property, so is for the entire building, but you could use them on a per-unit basis.In purpose-built multiunit buildings if the water is run independently to each unit .. or trunk and T-lines along central corridor on each level, I would consider sub-metering the water.  

Virginia does things very differently at the state level. I

Chances are they will leave the heat/AC on, and if you have a down-week, you can just log in and drop the temp to a reasonable level. I

I wouldn't expect to keep sale proceeds with no cash in the deal (or non-preferred levels of cash).Ideally, keeping cash flow above a certain level is incentive for me to manage the deal well in order to make a decent return.

I tried to really avoid a degree for long time... but I got to the point where my work experience required it to position me for the next level. I

From everything I see, though, there's a gigantic difference between our "engineers" and our "coders" ... and the education level is a pretty accurate proxy. 

But the lower level is angled.