As you can see the $4k payment consumes most of the income that would result from including the rent in the income. 

The pricing to the consumer (borrower) is still intended to be better than the bank "retail price" of the banks. 

Each unit consumes 5000kwh.

I put in internet accessible thermostats 11 years ago before the current crop of consumer thermostats were out.

Learning the real estate investment business can be time consuming, costly and if you are not careful, you can enter down several rabbit holes and enter an "paralysis by analysis" phase.

Aside from that, I'd say just consume as much info on BP as you can and network with as many people as you can, both on BP and in Colorado Springs.

In regards to hiring out a Handyman for an on-site property, I would discourage if it’s an easy fix / repair and save the more time consuming tasks for a handyman.

Hey Will,As a PM in the area:-have a lawyer look over your lease-make sure EVERYTHING is in your lease (who replaces air filters, who replaces smoke detectors batteries, who cuts grass)-be thorough with background inspections-make sure tenant is aware (and is in lease) on when fines occur for late rent and how much they areThose are things that first come to mind.In can be expensive and time consuming to set it all up the first time and do it in a way that protects yourself and your investment.Let me know if I can help in any way!

It would be nice to know before you put in your offer, but then that person would have to be go with you to the property early on, which can be time consuming and you could potentially miss out. 

The cost of business goes up for the landlords, which is passed down to the tenants in increased rents, if the rent isn’t sustainable for the tenant they go out of business or passed the increase down to the consumer in higher cost of goods/services.