If you make all of those changes, your usage should drop by over 30%, with a similar reduction in your bill(not one-one, because there's probably a fixed fee for the connection and then usage charges after that.)

Then lot prices have escalated as there are more regulations every year including endangered species, wetlands, flood plains, hydro-geological studies, traffic studies, and density reductions, that lot prices are often 25% or more of the total package price.

The more you contribute to debt reduction, the faster you eliminate your mortgage debt.

Professionals like myself who work in this field FT, not dabble or arm-chair quarterback, this is all we do, we have universal consensus that there is NO feasible means available for price reduction of real estate.

A survey was done on the property prior to closing.The reduction in value of the property without the guest house is ~50k-75k.The deal and project is a grand slam with the guest house.

If it is really an issue for him and he thinks buying his own stove will solve it and you are okay storing yours let him do it at his cost. no rent reduction. not sure if there is another safety shutoff you can use.

You can also Google the snowball method for debt reduction.

He does my tax and if you want he will provide a tax reduction meeting to save you more tax at no charge.For real estate advice my consultation is free.

Profit in real estate comes from (1) cash flow (2) principal reduction (3) appreciation - forced or market and (4) tax benefits.  

I would really like to see - and appreciate - a broad discussion, to hear the views of lawyers and CPA's, on the pros and cons of LLC's, Landtrusts, personal ownership, S-Corps, partnerships, and how to use them to strike that best balance of both reduction in liability exposure and best tax planning.