There's no HOA and currently, the tenants are paying for their own utilities (Water, Sewer, Trash, Electric), which may be why the rents are on the low side for the area.

Is this copper tubing in a forced hot water system that failed?

@Lindsay Wilcox if you do something illegal with a property the way you get caught is when you get xways with a tenant or former tenant (ie. deduct damages from SD at move out).

Not sure if it'd cost more depend on level of damages but shop around.

when I built my duplex last Nov. 2013, I installed an extra water meter.

I was sitting here brainstorming ways to apply some of the outsourcing principles to my involvement as a new investor and thought I'd go public, since many minds are always better than one.So far I have a small list going, but would love to hear if you all have any other ways you have put either outsourcing, or any other 4HWW (muse creation, 80/20 rule, etc.) into your real estate businesses.Here's what I've come up with so far:Virtual Assistant (VA) tasks:screening MLS for potential dealsyellow letter campaignsGoogle Adwords tracking and implementationmanaging tenant screening process (background checks, tenant checks, etc.)tracking down absentee property ownersgenerating a list of every commercial building owner in your towncollection and aggregation of data in due diligence process for a commercial purchaseresearching cash buyers in targeted markets identifying common expense items in a new market (trash, electric, water, property tax rates, etc.)What else might make sense?

@Antonio Chasten I'm in for a coffee meet up, however I'm not into colored water and only like real coffee J/K.. any place is good for me, just need the time and place and I will be there!

Because it is bank owned and winterized, we cannot turn on the water.

He is right, if they are angry, they are more likely to cause damage to your place.

The 50% rule will under shoot expenses in these type of units because typically you have MORE damage and things in a $300/month apartment cost the same to fix as a $900/month apartment.