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The purchase price and valuation is totally different than single family and there are more costs involved than you'd typically see in a single family home (that can't be absorbed by the tenant). 

Therefore, a tenant can absorb the utility costs without an equal reduction in rent without affecting their budget, because the utilities will cost less than they did when the landlord was paying.  

Grant Thanks Grant,I feel like with the last home we simply didnt have enough down payment (roughly 10%) to absorb a hit that we took.  

The renovations ended up being $7k more than I thought they would, but because I bought it right from the get-go, I was able to more easily absorb those "first-time lessons learned".  

If there's nothing in the lease about a security deposit then you're absorbing whatever repairs come your way unless you're a smooth talker, but the tenant won't be legally responsible.

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