It will damage the firebox and the chimney as it burns hot and fast.  

Mark down all the multis you see by looking for two or more doors in front or multiple air handlers outside or gas meters.

They're still trying to scam people wouldn't that help to keep the damage to a minimum?

A lot were doing air bnb up until the new rules came in place for the city of San Diego but you can still find a property outside the city that you can potentially do STR with to cash flow. 

From what I've seen (especially in markets like Phoenix and San Antonio), it's often a matter of alignment rather than luck.Make Your Property a No-Brainer: ALE primarily works with displaced families - think floods, fires, or other home damages.

Multi-family properties typically draw transient tenants, singles or couples without children, who stay only 1–2 years and cause moderate to serious damages.

Quote from @Ana Mills: The high quotes for the electricians will be way cheaper than having your handyman do it and it causing damage, causing a fire, or even worse causing a fire later when someone is living there and that person/persons getting hurt because of the work being done by an unlicensed worker doing the work. 

Reaching out to other investors in the area to find someone trustworthy and switching things up before the damage became too costly.From what I’ve heard in Bloomberg, cities like Indianapolis, Omaha, and Austin are all great for rental investments.

Ended up with negative cash flow due to replacing an air conditioner. 

I was born and raised there, so I am very familiar with flood and wind damage from hurricanes.