This is a generation that disapproves of conspicuous consumption, "prairie palaces" and the such.  

I know plenty of people with high salaries that can't pay their debt obligations due to over-consumption.

Prepping for your license has cost and time consumption that won't help you for learning to flip.

Use credit for investment not for personal consumption.

Landlord might also have to pay the sewer bill, which is often based on water consumption, so there's another bill that might get bigger.How about wear on the property - do you think another person coming and going, walking on the flooring, banging into walls, slamming doors, etc. won't increase the level of wear?

Ask for them to print a history of the water consumption for the last 6-8 quarters.

Studies have shown that consumption drops around 60% when tenants are responsible.  

It's ben our experience that the revenue from on-site coin-op laundry is pretty close to a wash (pun intended) when you consider the cost of the machines, the water consumption and the electricity/gas required to run them.In your list of expenses, I do not see groundskeeping (lawn mowing, snow removal, leave raking, etc), nor garbage collection.   

Than you @Hattie DizmondI see many of the same sentiments here about Dodd-Frank, much of it not really written for "public consumption" it can be difficult reading for those not well versed in the finance arena and related regulatory matters.

Clean and replace the flappers.Third, look at the water meter outside and see if there is any sign of consumption when no one's home (no usages).