Wondering what some of the water bills at your properties are or have been recently ?

-- purposely threw a few pieces of bread behind the hot water heater to get roaches/bugs -- guess what, it worked-- roach infestation.      

My guess is that unit with the tenant for 17 years needs some love and is in no way comparable to a freshly turned unit that is setting the market rates

Ideally we would love to keep this as an occasional vacation spot for us to use as well, so bonus points if it is in the mountains or close to water. 

If it looks nice, but the boiler and hot water heater and anything else in the basement (electrical, plumbing) are old, you will still have unexpected cap ex on a "new" renovation.

Wholesaling is detrimental to the seller, so you can find yourself in hot water with the real estate commission.Second, ask your broker whether he or she will allow it. 

A simple method is to account for the roof, hvac, and hot water tank.

Prop Tax's some of lowest in the country for fully service properites  IE WATER SEWER Paved ST.. schools etc.2. on going maintenance  desert scape   No lawn going wild like the mid west. 3. lack of water intrusion  4.

Aug 23 electric company comes and puts 3 day note on door of squatter while squatter is hiding insideAug 24 DTE informs us that the bill for this cabin hasn't been paid for a long time, bills are often sent back "return to sender", over $1,100 is owed, gas will be turned off soonAug 26 electric company comes and removes meter, we haven't seen squatter since Monday night, we knock expecting an empty unit, 14 year old daughter is inside, no electric, no water, no gas, phone battery low, and the house is the worse garbage pit I've ever seen - 5 full size black bags of kitchen waste sitting near door, goat path from room to room, dirty clothes piled everywhere. not hoarder situation, just super dirty situation.

I rented out my ADU in the Valley for $1600/month (includes water) but I have a client on the west side who rents his out for $2,150/month.