Moving to Cleveland to embark on this real estate adventure while most may think is insanity, was very natural for me and I am learning so much here.  

Part of it is probably just my nature, but I'm not someone who dwells on negativity for too long.

Originally posted by @Linda Weygant:Bear in mind that if you are charging way below market rate for rent, the IRS may (in the event of an audit) impute a market rental rate into your income since you are renting to family.Thanks for sharing this specifically, as it's family the natural inclination is the keep their expenses as low as possible as long as we are covered.

Since you know their natural gas bill is not being paid, better check to see if they are behind in their other utilities as well.

According to Missouri Department of Natural Resources, machines this old may contain hazardous PCB's and should be disposed of by a professional.

Newly married and work in the natural gas industry and am looking to start investing in real estate in the near future.

We're pretty pumped about it, but because of the nature of the property, we lowered the CapEx, which could be higher.  

I wouldn't accept that as a seller.Always treat your natural person sellers with dignity.

I have some construction experience though most of it is related to plumbing in high rises and pipefitting in natural gas and oil refineries.

I used to own a 20-unit building and I was an apartment broker for several years, so multifamily comes naturally.