Doug, I was in this situation 6 months ago.

I think this would make sense in the long run for the rental property as it will extend the life of everything it touches like the Sink, faucets, showers, water heater, dishwasher, and Clothes washer while also providing clean drinking water in addition to the reverse osmosis drinking water system I already have installed.The main problem with this hardness level is that we get a major deposit buildup on all of these items, which will eventually clog up the faucets for tenants and lead to rusty shower enclosures that take forever to clean.In addition to this, it looks like we could likely have the salt added every couple of months by the property managers in addition to that it would allow for a quick inspection from them, and then also we would instead bill the cost of the service onto the ledger for the tenants.For reference, it does not look like the landlords in the area have water softeners.Thank you everyone for your input ahead of time.

I’m Chantell, and I’m excited to join this platform as I embark on my real estate journey.

Devin,Thank you so much for the info, I will look into this.

Use LVP. this right here.

I know this can be expensive.  

This is exactly what I did and it worked out very well for me. 

Quote from @David Nathanson: This is a great question. 

If you don’t mind living with other people, this is the easiest way to get into REI with little capital from you. 12 months after living in the SFH or multi unit, you can then look for another property and rinse and repeat.

So, this is why your lawyer may have estimated high.