Looking at east of the river since work is in Clackamas and i've seen the traffic can get real bad.Been a few times and i love the greenery and water.

For instance, if the current owner is paying the water bill and the MFH property is submetered, maybe it makes sense to put the water bill back on the tenants (except for the common areas).

Generally the pea trap holds the water and prevents sewage gas from coming back in the drain.

Also I will probably be utilizing some payment system for rent so my tenants could pay rent by cash/card/money order there.

They most often need to get there engineer out to the site, check city zoning, city restrictions, water and sewer access ( this varies wildly from site to site). 

In terms of the systems work - plumbing, electrical.So we only used them for about 2 months if my memory serves.

There is a page in our guidebook describing the star review system and how it differs from the star reviews attributed to hotels. 

They had a one page sheet to explain there profit lossEverything they told me at this point has not been verified.They take in $124,320yr.They pay 11821 school tax6500 village tax3000 town county tax5000 insurance 3770 for landlord electric and hot water for the whole building2500 for heat and electric for the rooms for rent 1700 for the cleaning of the shared space and bathrooms for the rented rooms (2 shared baths and hallways for rented rooms)375 snow plows500 general maintenance 320 lawn care4300 for village water and sewer. 

You have to choose which belief system you think is right and make the best investments you feel will benefit you the most with minimizing the risk of losing it all.

They may have systems in place to protect the return.Also is it CoC, IRR, or Total Return?