pumping a tank should always be on the shoulders of landlord / property management and priced in with the cost of rent also you should make a note that tenants are NOT to use bleach and or antibacterial soaps as these products will kill the bacteria in the tank and cause a lot of problems down the road also it is a good idea to add  a bacteria of some sort to keep it working properly you can buy the over the counter stuff or just add some yeast mixed with water once a year or so I use bakers yeast every three to four years  

I'm so tired of spending so much time installing regular 10mm laminate flooring and the seeing water damage or tenant chips in this stuff.  

Run some amortization tables for your self with a fixed rate for differing length of times.You will be shocked that the changes in the mortgage payments and the effects on your ROI.Ask your partner what's the advantage to creating excessive equity when that money could have been put to work elsewhere?

Depends on what you think you bring to the table.

If that's the case then you have $2K for insurance, break/fix, utilities (almost certainly water), landscaping, etc.  

It's tabled now with the Budget problems. 

Am I legally allowed to increase his rent a little to cover the extra water usage? 

I've read some of the forums and blog posts, and everyone's examples always seem to be slightly different than mine and I want to make sure I approach this correctly.Under SHST, can I expense the cost of an improvement (in this case, a new water heater) fully in the year it's placed into service? 

Hello,   I had a company look at A/C in one of my property in Miramar, and it has become a repeated A/C water leaks.

We are each bringing $75K to the table and each of us has 10+ yrs in RE experience.