This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

If millenial homeowners can't even change their home's air filters, or snake a toilet, or change the oil in their car, that's guaranteed future business for HVAC companies, plumbers, mechanics, and those places all need a place to conduct business in.The commercial mortgage pricing software I use has somewhere around 50 different asset classes in it.

They loved it because they got some play money right away and steady income each month without having to deal with toilets and tenants.

I had tenants that stopped paying rent for 2 years in NY during the pandemic and we couldn't kick them out, i've had tenants move out and leave someone squatting and NY made it impossible to evict them so I had to pay them off, i've had tenants destroy their apartments before they moved out (maggots in the fridge, flushing their kids toys down the toilet etc) so i've dealt with real difficulty.

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

(If you are out of state, you may seriously consider using a good property manager because of screening tenants, vandalism, squatting, and various other reasons -- they do protect your investment).

We leave a starter set of essentials like laundry pods, toilet paper, paper towels, trash bags, dish pods and soap, etc and then we rotate out local goods. 

There is something called a "wet wall" that the pipes go through behind the toilet and sink or wherever pipes are.

Then interview them.Now, let's look at your issues:1) How did replacing a toilet result in a burst pipe and flood?

I do always recommend going with a property management company because I'm sure you definitely do not want to take 2AM calls from tenants about clogged toilets!