Even the ones you sometimes want to disown, but feeling guilty you shall not because your father and mother raised you to do better than themselves.

I think this is the best for me in the beginning, particularly for the purpose of raising capital as well as learning on the job.

Also, ideally my goal would be to take a row house like this in my neighborhood, raise all the floors and roof so that all floors including the basement have at least 9'-0" ceilings, and turn the building into three units.

As for the tankless idea that @David Krulac raised, your gas line does have to be sized correctly to support the capacity needed by the tankless units.

My real estate broker mentioned the rent they are paying right now is fairly low and could be raised without issue although this is my first deal with her and I'm not sure if she's looking out for me other than herself just yet.

I patched them during the renovation, however the raised floor of the cistern was covered with OSB and on top of that was the washer and dryer.

Listening to BP podcast Episode 60, with Serge Shukhat, raised the following question.

Each time when a tenant violates a term of the rental agreement he serves a notice to cure (which has a $20 service fee), then he starts to walk away, then turns around and says to the tenant, "Oh, I almost forgot, I have this for you... and hands them a notice to raise rent $5 or $10.

It's a classic case of really low rents because no one cared enough to raise them or someone didn't want to deal with the perceived vacancies accompanying a rent increase.

Security deposits must be raised proportionately with rent increases.6.INSURANCE.