Not being smart enough to realize there's toilet paper at every gas station not to mention the 24 hour Walmart and the 5 grocery stores right down the street.

@Jeff G. leads are as good as cash, even if they don't pan out!

Check and proactively replace all of the toilet flappers and check flushing mechanism to make sure its flushing efficiently. the flapper(s) could have likely degraded and the bad seal might slowly leak into the bowl and cause a frequent refill of the tank. flappers usually need to be replaced every 5 years anyway since they degrade. toilets have always been a cause for high water usage in one of my condo buildings.

I think it's smart to use an estimate on the lower end of the three sources, just to make sure you aren't counting on a level of rent that might not pan out.

In the long run I figured it out, but until then it cost a lot of sweat equity (and all my free time) while I was scraping off wallpaper and replacing toilets. 

If you damage the seats - they will charge your credit card..Second: I prefer not to be the guy who fixes a clogged toilet (or clean up dog poop).

If that doesn't pan out, try your county agricultural extension office.

At first I thought maybe they had overflowed the toilet or tub.

@Edgar Perez How did things pan out with this situation?

Should be able to find some properties that rent for 2% of price out there.Benefit of out-of-state investing is that I'm never tempted to fly to NY to try to fix a toilet, it forces you to build a scaleable business with a solid team.