I ASSUME you’re talking $400+ in extra expenses for providing water, power, sewer, gas, internet, communal area cleaning, and exterior maintenance.

If the water bill is $100 a month, increase the price by 20% (or whatever you decide is fair) to compensate you for the time required to split and bill and to cover additional use when tenants squander the utility.

Managing properties locally is simply more efficient as I get started.I’d definitely be up for discussing this further and exploring potential synergies.

A law degree does not mean you know anything re wraps.If worse comes to worse, you can stop the foreclosure with legal action - it costs some but you will not lose your equity.I would not throw the baby out with the bath water re doing wraps and I do hope all works out for you.Reach out if you need a referral to a good AZ attorney to helpBe careful out there guysAlan Not to be too blunt, but you are handing bullets to a six year old with a gun.

You'll have to operate at peak efficiency to make good money, which means more time, stress, and headache. 

Hey,I'm curious about how people are using AI to create efficiencies in their REI businesses.

The other thing could be tracking what you have had come up on the last 5-10 projects after closing, i.e. the water heater was at the end of life when we bought the last 6 out of the last 10 properties.

The best defense against rats entering your property is to seal off all entry points (holes, cracks in walls), remove food sources (dirty dishes, food left in trash cans), and water sources (like leaks). 

As a lender I can tell you that argument holds no water.  

City water 200 yards away