I'm a fan of always making tenants pay utilities.

Unfortunately, she frequently turns it off to save on electricity, which exacerbates the issue.i have also sent her extra radiator heat so can just plug in , but she refuse to use because she has to pay high electric bill.She complained about the unit's insulation and requested that we install an additional baseboard heater( whats the use if she doesn't turn on the heat) .

Long time BP fan, first time poster.

I am a fan of utilizing equity in existing real estate owned to build the rental portfolio though at the beginning, rather than just relying on money saved alone.  

I really am a fan of RISD because it is high quality across DFW in general even relative to the big names in Collin county.

So I’m a fan of using a HELOC to snag properties.

Personally, I am a big fan of the "alternative" storage systems such as water pumps, sand etc. because the battery method is honestly not all that efficient on a cost to operate measure. 

There are lots of local meetups and frequent discussions about all things real estate here in Sac / Norcal.

Frequently, brokers respond with phrases like, "I can help, let's connect," or similar offers.

The only place I see more cheating is in the recruiting of SEC football players (SEC fan here).