If the toilet isn’t running, then tenants don’t catch the small leaks, which are easily overlooked and barely audible.

Try to make it a win for both sides.

Also I think the climate change argument is BS, we have Alberta oil companies using inefficient practices generating a lot more pollution.Also on global scale as much as we can possibly pollute is really nothing, we have such an extensive amount of vegetation our carbon footprint as a country is easily a positive one in relation to our relatively low population. 

I've primarily been looking in Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich areas due to a desire to find a win-win situation that would help my husband's son (dual citizen who decided England is more "home" than the USA) onto that ladder while being a sound investment for me.

Since it's a partnership, however, you may still want to run your operating agreement past your CPA to make sure that your disbursements are logical and that he can easily issue your   K-1s and maximize your tax advantages.

I/we are trying to solve problems and make win-win situations for everyone.   

And now the 'but': But if you have to do a roof, HW tank, paving, or any other major repair, it could easily eat up 1 or 2 years of cash flow very quickly.

For tenants in illegal units,  they can literally sue you for all the rent they've ever paid and win.  

The construction standard comparing AUS to USA is totally different so you can learn but your not going to be able to get funding easily in either country, just too young

WIN - WIN!