Keep saving as much as you can.

I'll definitely keep all these points in mind as I do some research on my options. 

My current living situation is very stressful but keeping positive.

To keep it short and very general: Cleveland=more cash flow, less appreciation. 

.)* An offer to send them my vendor list (this one gets HUGE response)* An offer to join Homebot for their homes here or up north* A question of who keeps them up to date on the sales in their neighborhood and an offer to be that person.

Try thinking of the situation in their shoes, why would you let Timothy have this house for free and keep the mortgage in your name?

Signing a fresh lease keeps things "clean" in that if you need to prove something later on you don't need to examine several documents and consider the changes in the order they were made.

We're also able to evaluate our rates, and keep pace with inflation, on a monthly and quarterly basis because of shorter term leases.Now we syndicate larger self-storage deals and work with passive investors.

That would keep you within the legal limits of the law for sure.

As I understand it you still have to keep the electric bill in your name and hope to be reimbursed and hope they don't argue with the amount you say they owe So much better to just have seperate meters and let them pay their own bill to the utility company.