I usually tell them stories about past tenants I've had and let them know I've been around the block and have kicked people out on the drop of a dime before. 

Opinions are a dime a dozen.Ask us about investing rather than should I invest.

Deals are a dime a dozen, there will always be more tomorrow.

You make a considerable portion of your money when you buy, so you do not want to spend an unnecessary dime.

If they turn it down, you can decide to counter back and ask them to share the cost or just suck it up and install it on your own dime after closing.

Georgia (my state) has sent many, many workers from Georgia Power into Florida although a good part of Georgia has also run into loss of power issues from Irma.IF the broken water line is from the meter to the street, the repair is typically on the city/county; if from the meter to the house, it's on your dime.  

We have those hurricanes of 04 to thank for that wonderful fiasco of the "Chinese drywall".Companies, and subsequently people do not change course on a dime.  

They will pour in some mula and raise the rents and they feel that location will support/profit every dime they reinvest. 

Can it be done by you......highly unlikely to no way in hell.Money makes money, those looking to get in with nothing to offer but hopes and dreams are a dime a dozen and usually fail miserably. 

Now here we are 2+ years later and I have not recovered a dime from my POL investment and I am pissed!!!!