Especially if you have mature trees on the property, you'd want to inspect lines that were that age if you were keeping the property.If sewer line problems were a common occurrence in the neighborhood and having had them checked could be used as a selling feature, great.In other words, no, don't do it.

Newbie investor here from iowa city area.

@Shaun Vembutty,What neighborhoods do you build in?

It will give you a more accurate rent rate within that neighborhood.  

You are not going to put in a farm sink and marble if you're no where near a farm and your neighborhood is filled with Millenials.

Johns neighborhood. 

I bought a SFH last year (in the Port Norfolk neighborhood for those familiar with the Hampton roads area) and I'm renting out two of the rooms and getting my feet wet with landlording.

Where we are located, the city requires the water/sewer bill to be in the landlord's name, so the students pay the landlord the rent, water, sewer and trash and then the students pay the electric, gas and cable/internet directly to the utility company.  

I am a Real Estate Agent located in the city of Bakersfield California, after graduating from Bakersfield High School I continued my education at the University of San Francisco.

Hello All,I just recently graduated college in May and have moved into the Philadelphia area (Center City).I am currently working right in the city and have leased out an apartment with some friends until June of 2017.Nevertheless, after the lease expires, I am very interesting in House-Hacking a multi-family unit somewhere within the city in which I can walk or bike to work.If anybody knows of any contacts familiar with the area I would love to speak with them.