Hi @Eric JamesThose are great observations you have made.  

The waterproofing professional echo'd our contractor's observation that it's possible but unlikely that her water was caused by the drain out back.

One good rule to observe is to serve the tenant with a notice to quit at the earliest possible time following a non-payment of rent.

After over a month I have seen over 2000 visitations to the Zillow listing with less than a dozen people saving the property.I personally think it is due to the state or certain rooms, general condition of the house and the high asking price.Would you voice your concerns and observations to the buyer, now seller?

I do not have any exact numbers but when I am in that area I have observed consistent expansion of the housing, retail and highway infrastructures.

Interesting observation, I think agents use the term as a marketing ploy simply toget your attention.

Hello Guys,I have a duplex in Tampa,FL. owner pays for water for both units, and it is managed by a local property management company.We recently had to evict on of the tenant.During the eviction process the tenant did not allow the PM to enter the property.At the end when the eviction process ended and the tenant is out of the property in Jan 2018, PM observed damage to the property.Which costed me 3000$ to fix it, loss of rental for 6 months and eviction charges. a pretty bad experience for a new landlord/investor like me.When i thought everything is settled down, my PM now came back with HUGE utility bill, they say i owe 7900$ to the water company.When i talked to them, they see increase in water bill from the time when eviction started. looks like the tenant was running water.I came to know the tenant has a previous eviction , how can a PM give rent to a person with eviction record.Here are my questions:1) is there a way i can look to get waiver for the water bill??

That's just my research and observation. 

I know that statement will cause a stir with some YL devotees, but I am not to first to make that observation here on BP.

I observed the same high rates at Winterpark Colorado some time ago.In the Florida Panhandle they can be nego with 1 to 2 year teaser rates.