Our problem @ our multi unit is the overflowing of trash & recyclable bins due to ordering in & buying so much junk on-line to appease boredom.

He'd rip open the bags of garbage, with the excuse that he was looking for recycling to separate. 

I only cheated on the lower 1/2 bath with a code compliant AAV.We did all the work ourselves so labor was just the fun of doing it.Cost of materials: Main Bath about $2k, 1/2 baths about $225 each from my spreadsheet.We got most of the materials on sale at Lowes: Good quality fiberglass Bath tub $125 (small chip hidden by tile) the toilets $35/each (both non-stock returns), double vanity $175  (side against wall damaged).All the shower stall & floor porcelain tile 75cents/sq ft from auction, Pex, PVC & fittings $185, all elect $100, 1/2 bath vanities $35 each (slight side damage hidden) Lighting $75, all mirrors $100, shower diverter/faucets $275, exhaust fans $30 each on sale. 

Their interest to flip houses quickly (time and resources diverted to their interests) and manage properties that they themselves own, comes into conflict with the interests of investors.

But I can't see it actually making up for the extra interest (and fees) you pay on the HELOC, which you don't have to pay if you simply make the extra payment on principal from your paycheck.As for the statement that what you pay from your paycheck is gone, and the HELOC instead makes money available for emergencies or investing as you recycle paying it off every so many months, well, there's a simple remedy for that: Take out the HELOC and just do not use it except for those emergencies or investments.

Maybe google "recycled countertops".Some great articles show up giving you pros and cons.Could even be an extra selling point, going the eco route step by step.

The owner is also paying un necessary utilities because of diverted CapEx costs.

When you are going to refi to recycle your capital, you are going to have even more of an issue. 

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.

If I had to recycle my tenants every time there was an economic transition, I would have been out of business long ago.