My view is units that are rent controlled (all multi units) will have multiple years (probably at least 5 years) of max allowed rent increases to compensate for the increased risk and higher property values. 

Just come experience it for a week and dive in.Living and owning a business in our state Capital - Wichita and Sedgwick county are not perfect but they are run far far better than the corrupt bozos that control Topeka/Shawnee county. 

I have yet to even decide WHERE we would like to invest, because NY clearly isn't affordable and NJ has similar rent control laws to NY which we don't want to get started with.

Utilities will fluctuate also based on occupancy, pool/spa on timer, owner-controlled thermostats, is garage a/c, if its only 4 beds it could be single-story, how old is the home (energy-efficient windows), how many square feet, how old is the a/c and is it the correct tonnage for the property etc....When purchasing these, that information should be readily available via the seller or property manager.

He seem to be excited about using Zelle, his control over it, while I prefer the trouble free environment provided by your service where the tenant knows he should have money in the bank by a certain date.Haven't checked to see if you have a mobile app yet as everybody has a version now and pushing it.

We will put it in the LLC for the short life of the Rent to Own simply for protection (we will still have 100% control and will continue to rent it out/pay all costs).We don't NEED to sell this property, so if he walks, we have $50k for doing nothing, so it's all good!

Smart professionally, but real ****** from a human nature standpoint.One who did was so delinquent in getting back to me that the tenants missed the boat.I can control my professionalism, I can't control others. 

It is not specific to real estate but discusses the concept of using neutral thinking to gain control.

I am generating passive income so I can control my time.

This isn't a form of buying, just control over who "can" buy it over the agreed upon term of the Option agreement.3 - The lease gives you control over the use of the property.