Clearly I can't expect anyone to magically connect a neutral wire but I'm wondering if anyone has ideas past battery powered lights to give these guys some light.Of course... being from Africa living in a tent they live that way here too and cover the windows and walls entirely.

Fortunately I was able to cover most of the additional expenses from the overage, but it wasn't fair to my partner into such a risky and stressful position.

I found a 3 unit property and the rents from 2 units covers the full PITI, meaning I can live in the 3rd unit for very little.

I am surprised more folks dont do it - you do need a business account and your business must be approved for x amount of a LOC just to cover rent if something were to happen.

The landlord should determine how much the fines may be and deduct enough from the tenants deposit to cover those fines. 

Also, no pictures of the view from the deck?

Will you be leasing out your existing home to cover the existing mortgage? 

I'd think the tenant would cover the whole bill, along with the other utilities.Vacancy looks low.

Now if you do it long enough, that will happen, but you want to avoid that by having enough spread to cover the downside risks.As J stated, a 15% of ARV profit is a good minimum to go off of and anything above that will be your gravy.

The roof in that area covers the room, and the back balcony/porch, and it is approximately 400 sq. feet.I got two estimates: 1) $4843.09 by Home Depot, the Sales Consultant stated that they need to repair my roof and the neighbor's together, they do not install new roofs on situations like mine, where the roof is "shared by two properties, due to potential liability issues being claimed by my neighbor.