Hi @Patrick G Ndouniama, a few thoughts.I would be wary about the location--"commercial zone" with a recycling company and a waste water treatment plant nearby?

Well, I am the landlord that wouldn't be able to sleep well at night knowing that I had hot water while my tenants were suffering.

We never owned a house, just rented apartments and for at least another year, we will be renting in Greenville to learn the area before we plant our roots.Just a few questions:1 - Are there any accountants here that left the accounting world and started real estate investing full time?

If the economy goes south, the first thing to suffer is discretionary spending.

That could be as simple as getting grass to grow; on the steeper parts of the hill at my house a product like in this link was used to help get grass to grow and kept soil from washing away until grass became established:https://www.homedepot.com/p/8-ft-x-112-5-ft-Polypr...If grass isn't an option, then look into other ground covers, like ivy perhaps; hard for me to recommend anything because you are in a different growing zone north of me, so plantings that are suitable to that specific locale should be given consideration.

I deducted for (this is copied directly from the security deposit return): $18.75 45 minutes of yard waste clean up, including excessive dog waste, overturned plants, piles of dirt from tenants plants $150 Six (6) hours of clean up within the unit for excessive filth and grime, excessive holes in walls requiring patching and painting$400 Eight (8) bags of trash left on the premises, this does not include the excessive trash picked up during and created in the cleaning process$89.07 Electric utilities from Sept. 11, 2018, through Oct. 31, 2018   5. $23.82 Gas utilities from Sept. 20, 2018 through Oct. 31, 2018This left $118.36 left in the security deposit, to return to Tenant 1.

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago and today.Buying a multifamily to house hack is a brilliant way to get into the game for a small amount of money upfront.

I would suggest following in those guidelines as well because they have experienced the negative effects of allowing pre payment and suffering the consequences which led them to the change of their guidelines on accepting rent.  

I think tourism will continue to grow which does not directly impact real estate but does intrigue people to move here (Alaska overall), or at least try a 6 month rental to try to plant some roots.

All these guys who are leveraged are going to suffer when another 2008 crash comes upon us.