It avoids their credit getting harmed more than it already might be.

Not to mention that renting out rooms individually is also illegal unless you live in the apartment.I mean if you think it's a good deal there's no harm in making an offer but don't have high expectations.

I screen better, I care for the maintenance better and deal with people better too.True, I only have the one 6-plex, but it's 120 miles and 2hrs one way to get there and I STILL assert, I'm a better manager than any PM every day to doom's day.Must be true, as past tenants are still referring prospects to me.IMO, the idea that any tenant will suffice in filling a vacancy is doing harm to all parties. 

Learn the process most realtors are not investor savvy so they could be more harmful then good.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each don’t cover.

the people that sue just to make a quick buckOK, first off those people barely exist, and the ones that do always make sure that they're suing someone with really deep pockets, large retailers, hotel chains etc. 99.9% of stories that you hear about outlandish lawsuits are complete BS, dreamed up by polititicians trying to pass "lawsuit reform" laws that are much more likely to HARM YOU than to hurt you.worry about the prospect of an injury on a rentalThat's why I've always carried an umbrella policy, currently at $1 million, formerly at $5 million, I pay about $175/year for that in TX, probably cheaper in states where insurance is regulated!

Not only do such ads not gain any traction, they usually do more harm than good.

I'm sure there are a lot of folks out there that design repairs to their personal homes and/or flip/rehabs that do not meet city or architect best practices, and some that are designing complete homes and construction projects not knowing if that design-build were to cause bodily harm they are not covered unless they have E&O.

If you do put the hot water in, no harm in listing as one of the advantages of the rental.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.