For me when it came to hiring an attorney it was because I had exhausted all hope of our JV actually producing anything.  

Mainly you're responsible for the sewer bill and to provide heat and hot water, but not things like air conditioning.If this was winter, I'd be concerned about pipes freezing if the relationship isn't going well, but a 10 year tenant probably won't let that happen.I don't really know about the downsides of not having a lease. 

I am wondering if I should keep the water meters in my name and get rid of one water meter and let each meter service 2 apartments? It costs 75 dollars a month even if you dont use any water! How far would one water m...

However one thing I didn't anticipate was, while the aged sewer line could easily hand two people living in the property, when my tenants moved in and when the load on the sewer system went to five people, it couldn't keep up.Turns out the line had been damaged over time (orangeburg pipe) and was too narrow, so I had to pay to get it replaced. 

, roofer to see if they are getting into the exhaust vent on the roof?

I was wondering if anyone has replaced polybutylene pipes recently in the Raleigh area. 

Hi all, Recently my SF rental property had some pipes freeze and burst, causing a considerable amount of water damage to the house.

There are a ton of strategies but you being in Southern California, I'd recommend you exhaust every effort of trying to get started with a house hack here than going out of state. 

Seems simple until something goes wrong.I installed one of these myself, it does require drilling a small hole in the return/waste pipe under the sink (since reverse osmosis has waste water to eject from the system).When they move-out, make sure to inspect the pipes under the sink for any holes.

I understand BiggerPockets has calculators, an exhaustive list at that.