The goal is to minimize unnecessary usage and prevent extra costs, rather than blindly paying whatever bill comes in.

If heat goes out in the winter we drop off several units, so they can be placed in different parts of the house - including every room with water like kitchen and bathrooms.We also have dehumidifiers, carpet blowers, shop vacs, puddle-sucker pumps, extra hoses, extra sump pumps with battery pack, squeegees, and portable AC units ready to deploy. 

If you are paying an extra $1200 a year for something are unlikely to need, how much does a new roof cost? 

The top producing agent wants nothing to do with a new out-of-state investor, they are local specialists who don't need extra business or time suck.

Otherwise, they have to eat the extra expense just like homeowners do.I would talk to an attorney and your insurance company.

While I believe that breed-specific legislation is wrong, I also believe that, if you own a controversial breed, then you need to be an extra-responsible owner.  

If I sense the buyer is cut from this fabric, I will negotiate extra hard against repairs to the extent they simply walk.

Now, if you were NOT a "real estate professional" you would only be able to:grab the rental income ($100k) and subtract that from the rental expenses/depreciation ($117k), now that extra $17k loss can only be used to offset future rental income, not the W-2 income and dividends and interest income. 

Although insulating the floor is a nice extra, it is not the primary way that cold gets into the house.

The idea here being you buy a 3-4 bedroom house near your practice facilities--and renting the extra rooms to your teammates.