I have no idea what the solution is.

I always insure that my treatment of all tenants remains professional and unbiased.

It will be cheaper for the residents as compared to some idiotic solution like electric baseboard, and cheaper by a good deal.

Hey fellow Columbus property owner/managers,I'm hoping someone can offer a solution to our issue.

However, effectively the returns for all of the updates are negative (except for 1 maybe, attic insulation), so the logical solution is to not do any remodeling prior to selling.So if you're expected to pay retail to contractors, is it safe to say you should generally leave the property as is prior to sale?

The strategy must come first, then you find the property that will work with the strategy—it’s not the other way around.When it comes to designing your strategy, there is no perfect one-size-fits-all solution.

I don't buy the "own it personally, and get umbrella insurance" as the best solution in all cases. 

Most of our investors prefer the simpler solutions. 

The local gas or electric companies may have efficiency programs that will look at how the building is operating and recommend solutions, usually called Tune Ups or Audits.

A solution to this problem is to set up a self-directed 401(K) rather than a self-directed IRA.