OBTW one house is in Monroe county Pa (East Stroudsburg) the other two are in Carbon county (Lehighton).

LIABILITY: Unless caused by Landlord, Landlord is not responsible to Tenant, Tenant's guests, family, or occupants for any damages, injuries, or losses to person or property caused by fire, flood, water leaks, ice, snow, hail, winds, explosion, smoke, interruption of utilities, theft, burglary, robbery, assault, vandalism, other persons, condition of the Property, environmental contaminants (for example, carbon monoxide, asbestos, radon, lead-based paint, mold, fungus, etc.), or other occurrences or casualty losses.

Report all leaks immediately, as they can become a very big problem very quickly.Faucets/knobs: Faucets and knobs can break easily if not handled properly.Broken windows, blinds, doors, glass, locks, or any other damage caused directly/indirectly by you or your guests.Light bulbs: These are your responsibility to replace.Batteries: It is your responsibility to keep your smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector in working order by replacing the batteries on a regular schedule.

All this for the privilege of paying 4% interest to a credit union that will pay you less then a quarter of that rate when you deposit the money in your share account.I'd keep my paid off house and start saving for the next one in a carbon copy of your first.

porcelain tile flooring, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors wired into the ceiling electrical system, the most sturdy screens, if built before 1976 you will have lead based paint issues, make things simple, plan to pay for trash pickup and provide containers with attached lids, can you provide outdoor clothes line (when people live on small budget they hand wash and hang dry which is hard on plumbing shower fixture and moisture)  where is it located?

@Jon Coleman - you don't need to crart rental agreements, just go to Wisconsin Legal Blanks and order the small landlord package, US letter size, carbon copy.

Our utility, Xcel Energy, has committed to providing 100% carbon-free electricity in the next 30 years as well, and Denver is expected to double in size during that time, so this is part of an overall move away from gas and toward electric during the anticipated building boom.

Ultimately my goal is to use as much reclaimed and environmentally conscious materials as possible and make older homes more carbon neutral. less carbon is used to update homes than it takes to build new, so if I can convert and make them more efficient then I can do good for the environment and the community, at least that's my idea.

Make sure you have smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.  

There are a lot of rules such as deadbolt laws, carbon monoxide laws, etc. that are not on the lease, but are Texas law.