It's a primarily a utility asset, and secondarily a store of value against currency. 

Renegotiating some utility contracts (garbage and removing some on site office paid internet/phone bills) 5.

My wife not comfortable putting our house as equity, therefore we are utilizing other options to fund investment properties. 

Tenants may not occupy residence without utility service except during brief interruptions beyond your control.

Usually MTR comes fully furnished with utilities included, so you pay for the convenience.if the area has traveling nurses, other professionals that come for a few months for work they normally pay more, in certain cases the employer pays the rent not familiar with that particular market,  but worth looking into it.

Utilize your resources on here and I'm sure you can come to a happy conclusion on wheather to self manage or hire a PM company.  

I've got a property under contractPurchase price $78K out the door (I have cash to close) Intent: build on the property which already has a functioning well, septic, and needs PGE installed Total buildout on the property utilities: $128K including the original land purchase price.

Was not a heavy rehab but it was outdated inside and out. 

I borrowed $110K from a private lender for the purchase and self funded the repair of the offices. 3 months later, I rented 6,000 sq.ft. of office space to a corporation for $21,000/month + utilities for 5 years with another 5 year option.

Estimate utilities and figure out who pays them (separate meters, landlord paid, etc)5.