I had to call tow trucks to remove stuck tenants.

Absentee Owners have been popular for a long time, and are apparently still somewhat effective (people are still mailing to them) but they are getting multiple offers to buy their home.

https://www.moco-inc.com/blog/wa-state-source-of-income-law-effective-sept-30/

You should use either LLC’s (the old and expensive way) or a Series LLC (the new and more cost/time effective way).

This is a duplicate thread and should be removed.

The other risk is that if you come in and kick over the hornet's nest, one or more of the neighbors could go to land court and claim "adverse possession".NC might be different, but here in MA, if you use the property of another, "openly, continuously and notoriously" for a period of 20 years, you can file an action and potentially own that property.If you really want to remove that road, you need to block it off for at least a day to break the "continuously" element of the test.  

The landlord has the right to change the terms of the NEW lease which will take effect after the current one has expired. 

Is there a cheap and effective way to accomplish getting my tenants to pay their own water?

Something like "mother in law apartment perfect for your extended family" or something to that effect.

The designation of opportunity zone remains in effect through the end of 2028.