For another, my occupancy of the MIL is so unpredictable and sporadic that it is hard to develop any rationale for the portion I should pay even if I wanted to do so (but it would definitely be less than the sq ft proportion).So, I was thinking of just laying it on the line for prospective tenants, "yes, you will pay all electric/gas/water/cable/trash, and yes that includes for the MIL suite, but I will pay landscaping ($200/mth) and pest control spraying ($30-$50/mth)".It probably wouldn't deter the discovery of a decent tenant, but I'm fearful I'd be planting the seed for some amount of resentment, whereas if I were to communicate (or treat) the situation differently, maybe I could avoid and have a nice Kumbaya relationship.Any ideas on how I could best handle this situation?  

In a rental case I'm guessing most people would not be interested in those circumstances,  and those who would consider the option certainly wouldn't pay a premium for it.So I guess the question is,  when accounting for water, sewer, and electrical hookups,  THEN what time to install and what is the ROI?   

I wouldn't feel comfortable with working with someone who is unlicensed unless they are doing a limited scope and not anything that deals with life safety (structural, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc)A question you may want to ask yourself is why they would wanted to be treated as legitimate when they aren't operating their work legitimately.

I likened real estate similar to an electric trolley hanging and traveling across predetermined destination, that is hanging over a medium, which is an electrical cable.

Thats up to the local electrical inspector

Do Not give the entire job to a single general contractor instead hire a carpenter for carpentry work, an electrician for the electrical and so forth.

Similar to other people who are in a trade focused on RE (plumbing, electric, development).John Corey

When the client went to have the electric turned on, they told her since it had been vacant for more then a year, it would have to be inspected by our county inspector.

i.e. farming, purifying water, making electricity, clothing ect...

Is that the electrical service box in the last picture?