Guardian will even let us know if bills are unpaid or if there is unusual water usage based on each units history which could either signify a leak or additional people have moved into the unit without permission.I don't know if they travel outside of the state of Ohio, but you might want to contact them. 

Hi AllI have a fairly unusual opportunity and was looking to get some thoughts from the community.I am talking to the owner of a vacant (off-market) property about buying the property off of him. 

I know this is not an unusual structure but I'm trying to see if there is value here.

I would give them my name and number, so they can easily reach me if they see anything unusual happening on my property.

Its not really the money I am thinking about here tho, the issue with the pipes seems a bit unusual.

While this isn’t a typical lease-option, we came up with an unusual agreement separate from the formal rental agreement needed for my new mortgage.The house needed some updates so we agreed on an as-is price for the house as it sat.

I once had such a great tenant that I just inspected everything, changed the locks, and a couple of light bulbs and started showing it that evening (no out of pocket).More likely, you may see a unit needs touch up painting here and there, some effort on an unusual smell, lots of little tasks on wear points (from faucets to toilet flappers and closet doors off the rails).

When I started at Keller Williams there was another agent with a full time job; he was a fireman so his schedule was a bit unusual.

Renting is by far less expensive than home ownership and unless you are in a extremely unusual market appreciation over the term of home ownership is less that the cost of actually owning the home.

Nothing unusual if the property was leased for a solid year or more, but that seldom happened the renters stayed a few months, quit paying rent, and then had to be evicted.