You need to find out the source of the issue first before you start charging the tenant. 

The second part of the Tardus strategy is to pay off/down the HELOC by using both the income earned on the investment AND wage/salary income or income from an outside of the subject investment source.  

@Max Nathanyou won't be able to get a loan "for the down payment" specifically, so you'd need cash from some other source, like a HELOC or a personal loan. 

To debunk it, we're going straight to the source — the IRS.The IRS says to keep records for your business tax deductions indicating:What you boughtWhen you bought itHow much you spentAnd guess what?

Hey @Trevor Scheumann, The biggest thing to look for when visiting a new potential market is going to be to network with boots on the ground, namely property managers, highly recommended realtors and maybe a few contractors if they come from trusted sources.

I don’t have the budget to support but one lead source at a time.

Would it break fair housing laws to say we are not willing to work with the program since it's not a source of income and they pay on their behalf?

In some instances, it was difficult to locate the source of the high water bill, but ultimately, it was discovered that there was some leak on the premises.

What was your financing source? 

What water source is in that area?