Its extremely important when running tighter margins like what you're talking about to focus on age of HVAC, water heater, appliances, roof, etc.

@Robert Lum  you bet you can troll around a site like BP read their books listen to the pod cast of those that are successful and talk about their business's.. its inspiring and motivational.but if you really want to learn the nuts and bolts you need to get in the game.the best and least expensive way to do that is to simply take a pre license course in your state.. learn the laws ( the real laws not the BS that is talk about on line).. terminology etc. then go to work with a brokerage in the aspect of Real estate that interest  you.. there you will get REAL training by those that are successful you get on a team.. you get paid as you learn.

Solar Roof Lease: Entered into 20-yr agreement at $10K/month to lease roof What was the outcome?

More than likely, the loan officer on your file either A) didnt know their own product very well, or B) glossed over this aspect in order to get the loan to closed due to a lack of integrity. 

He said the borrower called and a tree fell on the roof and needed to file an insurance claim so wanted to file it against our insurance.2.

Solar Roof Lease: Entered into 20-yr agreement at $10K/month to lease roof What was the outcome?

For example, I am a little concerned about some aspects of the business cycle recovery and a potential for a double-dip so I lean toward the safest part of capital stack which is debt (or low-debt equity).

., as well as most countries require the settlor to give up control and benefit of the asset in question for the “asset protection” aspect to be legally effective, some countries (usually very small countries) have laws for trusts that theoretically allow some control (or at least input) of the assets by the settlor while still maintaining the asset protection feature.  

Because the cost of roofs, ac units, water heaters and so on don’t care if you collect $600/mo in rent or $3,000/mo.  

Anything based on blockchain (also known as distributed ledger technology) is going to revolutionize every aspect of our lives.