You could charge a flat fee on utilities with a clause that states if bills exceed $X, then you split based on square footage.I've done all of the above and it has worked out.Regarding the thermostat, you may want to put in a mini split for the JADU in case your tenants like one way but you like the temperature another.

Find a few that you are interested in and then interview a few Realtors who have a track record of success working with Realtors.

As long as the amount approved is more than or equal to the price you're buying then you're fine.

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

But I would just offer an egregious lease renewal, and if they deny it then great.

Then told her to get a portable unit/window unit.

There's all sorts of videos and books that say do this and do that but Im convinced if you spend a ton of time on telling people how to do it, then your probably not doing it.

Before that, most people are paying to get motivated and then don't want to do the work.

Afterwards, then you see the drop off to a more "normal" level.

However, the total will be about 979k so need 500k (980k-479k) to pay off previous hard money and interest and then use the remaining 366k to finish the rehab which will be taken in draws from new lender