The meters are rented and the monthly fee ($7.50) can be charged to the tenant on their statement. 

Even in a lower priced investment property, like a small SFR, what does the investor without a contingency fund do when say the ac or a furnace need replacement?  

To transition to multi-family properties, research landlord-friendly states like Texas, Florida, Tennessee, and Indiana with favorable eviction laws, lower taxes, and higher rental demand.

Happy to chat...being a local GC takes out a lot of the risk of the biggest variable for most investors (unpredictable rehab costs) and also allows you to consider more options than the average investor, with your rehab costs being significantly lower.

Don't go for the cheapest (unless the price is lower because it is on sale), but also don't go for the most expensive. 

The management company replaced some of them, however there are still several other fees related to the theft that we are trying to get reimbursed for (they told us we would not be charged, they charged us anyways).

On the other hand, if you have a lower budget, let’s say $100-$150k.

For $10K and a lower rate I'd be willing to consider delaying...but only if I knew that lender two was solid on closing in a relatively short timeframe.

Could be a higher rate, lower leverages, higher reserves, etc... varies by lender.Cheers!

So, once more, please clarify how many lenders we work with and how much we charge for them to buy our leads (hint hint, there is no answer here as this is not how we work).