He knew mechanics and I knew paperwork; a good fit at a bad time.

For most HVAC related work, we design our buildings so that the mechanical closet can be serviced from a locked closet in the common area hallway.

Most here can't sufficiently address any of these concepts or elements in or to RE, which is why most are lost.Story, long, long ago, had a GF who took her car to a mechanic saying the car wasn't running right.

So you can update your units and command more rent.You can also install more efficient systems, mechanical and employee-based, but those also cost some up-front investment.

In 12 units you'll probably end up using both faucets and all the toilet parts.Have you been in the mechanical room of the buildings? 

A mechanic tenant has rented one of the bays for the past nine years with no interruptions in rent payments.

What I've done is put passage knobs (that do not have a locking mechanism) for the bottom handle and a deadbolt for the top part.

I would not be liable if I could no longer make those payments.How do the mechanics of this work?

You will run into deeds of trust (or something similar) that will secure the mortgage note, abstracts of judgments, mechanics liens, and tax liens.

Do I start depreciation of the fees at the closing date in 2016 or is there a different mechanism to apply since the expenses actually occurred in 2015?