Who knows how the wholesaler and the BS general contractor cooked it up for you.As for why tenants would live there -- there are any number of reasons that range from illegal to just pitiful.

Imagine all the vacations, , the memories, the cooks outs , never missing a soccer game or wedding.

I see things all over the place that need doing - cleaning up parks, providing child care, sitting with the elderly, etc - and there is surely a value to society that every person can provide short of being in a vegetative state.

In my town, this means I like to cook. 

Quote from @John N Cook: Jeryll, interesting thoughts. 

@Anthony Holloway@Anthony HollowayMy name is Quentin Cooke, and like you, I am a young aspiring real estate investor.

My taxes are $8,000 (I fight/contest my taxes every year).  47% of rent collected goes to my silent partner Cook County. 

Here is an example for Cook County:http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/assets/forms/divpetition.pdf

By doing that, we’re saving quite a bit because the tenants were already paying their cooking gas.

The former is a habitability/use-and-enjoyment issue and the latter are features that can be replaced by other means of cooking/washing the dishes.