It's like finding YOUR flavor combo at the ice cream parlor, there is no wrong answers just YOUR answers. 

You forget, an ice maker can run $500.

I have provided ice melt and a shovel.

It's like you saying "Why I like Vanilla Ice Cream better than Chocolate Ice Cream", then tell us you've never actually tasted either but did work in a Baskin-Robbins that only sold Vanilla Ice Cream and saw how much everyone else liked it.

Especially in Northern Ohio where you will deal with snow and ice and what not.

Roof replacement shall include the removal of all existing layers of roof coverings down to the roof deck.Exception: Where the existing roof assembly includes an ice barrier membrane that is adhered to the roof deck, the existing ice barrier membrane shall be permitted to remain in place and covered with an additional layer of ice barrier membrane in accordance with Section 1507.1511.3.1 Roof recover.

., with the heavy ice & snow loads we get here that are uncommon in your area.

It's one thing to buy your dream house that just happens to have an investment property in the basement that kicks in a little icing on the cake... it's quite another to buy a multifamily for your family as an investment strategy.Do you have an exit strategy for the house or do you plan to live there forever?  

He says tax benefits and appreciation are just icing on the cake.

I thought of making a ice cream stand with the business unit haha.