All have equipped kitchens (stove, ref, dw), wood floors and carpeted bedrooms. #1-$775 (2BR + office), #2-$885 (3BR), #3-$575 for a unique 1 bedroom.

We've rented all of our houses in less than 24 hours there, but they are much lower priced and a different market.I really like your virtual tour, what equipment and software did you use? 

Office space, e&o insurance, general business liability insurance, equipment, staff, operating capital, contract with your local MLS.To give you an idea, most franchises require you to have about $250k in working capital to start up.

Every time I buy $1000 worth of equipment at lowes, I buy 10 of the coupons, $2.39 each and I save $200.There are also ways of negotiating a price for a large bundle of supplies at ny big box lowes, home depot, or menards store.

I would also put in a union in an easily accessible section of the run that you could unscrew easily.In a Connecticut, winter if there were an equipment failure, there's always a chance you might need to unfreeze the pipes anyway and the easiest way I can see with that setup is with an arc welder.If this info just looks like technobabble to you, show it to your plumber.

Clearly, you're not equipped to do this.

Mandatory equipment !!

You may not realize 1 thing , This contractor , like many others may also use their trucks and equipment to plow snow .

Were there also equipment and structural problems?

The downside to renting is the landlord keeps raising the rents making it hard to control costs.The upside is the landlord is responsible for the repairs to the building if you set up your lease correctly.With owning the real estate you control costs better as the mortgage is fixed and principal is paid down over time.Later if the business goes bad or sales slow you have an asset with the land and building you can sell and cash out.If you are just renting you and the business goes bad you have old equipment you might get 10 to 15 cents on the dollar with and that's it plus you have the looming liability of the lease with the landlord left.Why not go work at a bar as a bartender and see if you like the business or not from behind the scenes??