Offer hard cash for everything they lose every month they lose it, that MIGHt protect you.

This approach can be a powerful tool in your real estate investing toolkit, offering opportunities to maximize returns while creating mutually beneficial deals for both you and the seller.Some books I recommend are:"Investing in Real Estate with Lease Options and Subject-to Deals" by Wendy Patton"Seller Financing and Real Estate Notes in the Dodd-Frank Era" by Dawn Rickabaugh"The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down" by Brandon Turner and David Greene

My base rate is $25/hour but it depends on the market.

@Joel OhYour cpa is probably saying this based on your first sentenceI have good w2 income.

Is this what you want to offer to your renters going forward into the future until the end of service life of these units?

If the house were minimally livable based on other prices of houses in the neighborhood, excluding the extra land what do you think the house is worth if you had to sell it?

I work in Celsius, so had to google what 68F was (20C)...to me that is a reasonable inside temp for summer time (and winter).Based on your last post, you said the tech just came out and the tenant simply wanted it cleaned and checked??? 

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provides support for the property tax appeals process.Additionally, it can help maximize renovations and improvements.A Cost Segregation study is an IRS approved federal income tax tool that increases near term cash flow by utilizing shorter recovery periods for depreciation to accelerate return on investment.

They are currently offering 14% up to 20% on a particular project they are working on. 

I made it clear to Bernie after his underwriting team approved me based solely on my credit score (which is greater than 730) that I had two mortgages and he made it clear to me that his "professional" underwriters shouldn't have an issue.