Jonathan reassured me of the value RDU could provide through personal connection and high quality service.

When the property is finally paid off its entire market value at that time in yours so it is as if you were setting up a bunch of savings accounts that will each have an equity balance that will belong to you , long term of course and the rest is just simply ways of managing the debt, cash flow, and appreciation to your advantage.

@Andrew LeBaron - which skiptrace or list service are you utilizing?

The rest I would say base it off of your neighborhood.

If your "flatfee broker" isn't signing them when they come in it's not on the rest of us.

When several of our multi's were originally purchased & had lower rents, we had a woman from a random social services group, (had the ID badge # etc) ask a LOT of questions about the properties.

Your service you provide is housing and that's it. 

It is said that when the U.S sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.

I typically don't include a washer and dryer with my units, because they can be a service nightmare.

Its doubtful they will be willing to pay the increased rent (they obviously like the size and price as is).If you are splitting the electrical service, its very, very likely the entire electrical system will need to be brought up to current code.