@Doyle Cook, hmm...maybe.

This is super cook thanks for sharing!

In my opinion, there are simply too many cooks in the kitchen.

To save water, have the tenants share the shower, only take one bath a week, flush the toilet only after 5 uses, remove the water meter and replace it with a connector pipe (so no water is being metered), have tenants only use bottle water to drink and cook with, take showers at vacant for sale  houses where you have the key box code (make friends with your local agent), wash up in the morning in the bathroom at a local restaurant or gas station. ;-)OK, I am only kidding.The only appliance you have that can be replace with a higher efficiency unit would be the water heater.Bill the tenants for water use, make copies of the water bill and have the tenants pay per sq. ft. of the space they rent.Water bills for our family properties has always been a problem.Often times the meter is not read or miss-readIf you have your own meters installed, the burden is that you have to read it every quarter.

Originally posted by @Ethan Cooke:@Wendy Schultz - Thank you for the examples, I agree with all the risks you have outlined.  

Originally we were thinking about investing in Chicago but based on my research, Cook County is not very landlord friendly and it might be best to avoid.

Wholesalers are the worst offenders not because they are just bad people, but because most don't really understand real estate, they really don't understand business law and that's because they are usually new and need to sprint to the pot of gold. 

I'm guessing they planned to grow pot in the attic, or were just being creative in creating a hiding spot for their drugs-- Crazy!    

Our kitchen is fully loaded with over 40 spices, all the staples, more pots than you can shake a spatula at.

Thanks @Dustin Cook for the advice.