. :-)Unless it is a part supplied by the customer.....so if you show up with a truckload of lights, ceiling fans, toilets and faucets, sure I will install them (as per contract) but if something goes wrong with one of these materials, don't call me....even if my plumber actually did something wrong, don;t call me.Kinda like if you buy a Jeep and install a non-factory lift kit.

For septic, we only had trouble 1 time out of 100+ homes and that was when the tenants had way more people living there than the system was permitted for (they were running a daycare from home and ran laundry all day and flushed diapers down the toilet) so it was backing up and had to be pumped/repaired several times. 

(IE: Broken Heater, Stopped up toilets, broken windows, and malfunctioning locks)Before having the repair done the tenant must provide you with a notice and enough time for the landlord to respond in a reasonable amount of time.Based upon that, a malfunctioning garbage disposal doesn't fit the criteria for a tenant initiated repair and rent deduction.I would NOT accept the partial rent payment.

In this market why would there be any empty homes to squat in?

I have had to pay a hefty amount due to slow running toilets in the past and with this system, I can set alerts and my management team will monitor them and alert the maintenance team asap.Sub-metering can be done even if you have a single water heater.

There are other factors like depreciation limiting your taxable income that affect your IRR, but apples to apples, I would rather own an oil pipeline ETF that has a solid yield of 6.8% and doesn't involve tenants and toilets. 

But one roof or leaky toilet can eliminate 2-3 years of cash flow in a second. 

Join the party, out squat the squatters and watch your equity jump through the roof.

At 7 gallons per flush, with 8 units, that is about 102,200 gallons of water being used in your building just for the toilets!

., scrub the bathroom, toilets, mop the floors, & clean the kitchen).