Inspect the property on a regular basis, be good to your tenants, fix things when they break, give them a nice basket and gift card at the holidays.One thing I do like about LLCs is they can make some transfers easier. 

But if your units are just comparable or less than the competition, and you're having trouble getting people to sign on the dotted line for a lease, then maybe try concessions/ gifts, things like that.

That doesn't even cover the cost of mortgage, property taxes & rental taxes, insurance, guest gift, fire wood, cable, internet, amenities, etc.

As for allowing kids to do their own things vs steering them into REI, it depends on your kid's traits, personality, habits, intelligence among many other (genetic) gifts or lack of. 

Some other routes to explore are seller financing or using a loan that allows for part of your downpayment to come from "gifted funds".

I say we ban anyone who copies and pastes robot answers, cluttering up storage on servers for useless word filling loren ipsum type nonense.It's worse than giving someone gift cards they will never use for their birthday.

I work in East Chicago and it’s not much different from Gary in investment grade (you couldn’t gift me those properties).

If she declines to move, thank her for bringing the previously unknown problem to your attention, present her a gift card for doing so, but inform her that she must continue to pay for the electric as it is.  

I did, my Director would introduce me as a gifted employee and up and coming real estate mogul. 

A few scenarios come to my mind:- After a successful close of sale, a small gift to show good faith/marketing such as a $50 gift card to Home Depot?