Plus you’ll still have to pay electricity, gas, water, internet, cable etc. every month, plus cater to guests and keep the place clean and yard mowed.

However, if you insure for less than replacement value, you could potentially have the insurance company come in and start nickel and diming you, if there is an incident.It's been a long time since I thought about insurance, so I think I'm giving you valid info. 

It appears everyone is seeing this the same way and I appreciate the validation.

My 10-year-old electric tank heater won't last much longer, so I'm considering switching to gas tankless, found some recommendations on https://iwaterpurification.com/tankless-water-heater-reviews/ , but this is just theory.

I am investor in Amarillo with 28 properties, so far we received 100% of march and april rent, and it looks like most of may is solidI think this comes down the question of where consumers are spending their moneyMost are in a necessity mindset, ie rent, food, gas etcLandlords for sfr should be in  better shape than retail landlords etc

They have an office, marketing, software, they've gotta pay gas, license maintainence, and then everyone's gotta get paid and with employer share of payroll tax as well.

I would fix it up, and 1031 exchange it into a property with separated out gas, oil, electric.

NAR dues (mandatory for MLS and brokerage requirements in many places), MLS fees, E&O insurance, car, gas, mileage and marketing which alone is often several thousand dollars per month.  

Good evening everyone. I just purchased a duplex, and one of the HWH is in a separate room off the back of the building. The room is probably about 30-40 sq ft. There is a heater duct in the room, but nothing else.The...

Originally posted by @Tanya Lechner:Hi Jason, as Chuck mentioned, it is very difficult to get valid information based on a zip code alone. 78255 is fairly even across the area, but 78205 is not. 78299 is not actually a recognized zip code to San Antonio residents.