Can you do the occasional drives by the house to see if anything out of the ordinary is happening?

I email her occasionally as she works in the owner services dept. 

We're not talking about putting one on retainer, we're talking about occasional advice that isn't going to cost a whole lot.

, you might see spikes like that.Don't forget that 11/26-11/29 was Thanksgiving, and may have involved 1) more cooking/guests, or 2) people leaving the apartments to visit family elsewhere.For Building 1, I agree that the occasional >1000 gal spikes could be laundry. 

Updating kitchen may be tough to dish money out on but if pm knows his/her stuff and is recommending you do it I would have to agree from the info provided.

When I have multiple windows open an occasional brain fart is almost inevitable.

Took money from the guy for payment towards rent, and now they had a falling out and the guy won't leave.Background: My tenant has a mental disability and has caretakers that stop by occasionally.

This means I can withstand many complete losses as long as I occasionally come out on top with a big IPO.  

Occasionally you get someone who has stellar credit, a verifiable job, and impeccable rental references with great income that just doesn't want to have to remember monthly rental checks.

Not to mention, a lot of people put dishes in the dishwasher without rinsing it off to remove food remnants, which to me would imply the tenant was negligent, which cause the problem.I had a tenant move into a SFH from an apartment and put paper towels in the toilet, needless to say it caused a major problem, but since I had a clause in my lease about negligence, I paid for the problem to be fixed and they repaid me.