Anyone reading this thread should make it a point to read your state's real estate contract practice book or at minimum pull a list of all C.A.R. forms from the internet and read the title of each form and pick a few to read line by line to begin understanding the contract language. 

Charge for amenities like cable, internet, and pet fees.

How about the Internet?

Any internet resources and books that go in depth on these concepts would be very helpful! 

I think that the tax perks from having a rental make this more attractive than it might initially seem, but I have only done some quick internet searches, so I could very well be overestimating the upside and underestimating the downside??

So, not only is it cheaper to rekey, deadbolts-only STOP tenants from locking their keys in their home since they must use their key to lock it:)We are looking into a cheap camera to also use that connects to internet for remote monitoring with motion-sensor alerts.

GET OFF the internet, I recently purchased a 7 UNIT in EAST Cleveland, what does the internet say about that area? 

There could also be increased ongoing costs for upgraded internet, cable TV, etc.2. 

However, since this is an internet forum, it's easy to dehumanize people to accounts because they are text-based.

@Stephanie Lopezhi, happy to help but not sure what to say here. just to be blunt, you're asking random people on the Internet... if you should meet another random person that you found on the Internet.