If they report they are receiving what they perceive to be an unsolicited ad based on something they posted, we will investigate.

May want to investigate.

Audits often don't happen right away.The IRS has been investigating many cases similar to this especially when it involves the earned income credit.

I investigated this with an RE attorney and there's a small but real risk of a deal going bad due to a tenant-gone-bad:1.

I am investigating this very matter right now  Perhaps I am missing something or just oversimplifying things, but it seems like the discussion went from not including the properties and just having a management co to talk about an llc for every couple properties.  

Also, we had a ton of section 8 inquiries. is this normal for the area or is this a option we should be investigating for this particular house and area?

I was also told the bank would reimburse me during an investigation (never had to push them on this). 

I would see about the cost to get another meter or to investigate some of the non utility sub metering options that are available, you may find the House is wired in a way that makes it impossible to sub meter.

This gives a landlord limited freedoms to within reason investigate the ESA.   

As I investigate, estimates are 10% of houses sold have greater than the limit of 1 / 100cm2, and as high as 40% of all rentals nationwide have borderline or higher traces of Meth in them.