My question is, is it worth the investment to convert the garage into a game room?

Worth checking.

But you have to be there 10 years consistently after obtaining the proper residency and approved permits AND meet the annual donation requirements, THEN it will be reduced to 5%.However, after reviewing this again,I feel all the other details associated with Act 60 is not really worth my while.

If you can go 'Full Doc" another words use income to qualify plus rents it would be worth it to take a look at other options.I would be interested in knowing what program you are using and the property type.  

But I do not waste time with verbal offers because in my state they are worth the paper they are written on.

Is that extra amount of work worth the extra money?

I found a partner with a high income/net worth that didn't have the time to do management or find deals.

It's not typically that bad, box gets left on top etc, but recently got four violations totally $2,000 for four separate instances over the last few months.

Typically if people are renting a house (ie not rooms in a house), they are responsible for taking care of the yard.

Water bills for the property at typically in the $50-60/mo range but range $150 for January, $350 for February and $480 for March.