You should absolutely have your own leases in force and then you can set the rules to what you want (i.e. they pay their own water bill going forward). 

Just figured I would share my thoughts from the other post here as well, had a bad run-in with John himself and I am not happy about how he treated me as a customer.......I had to search high and low to talk to someone after I purchased the product.

@Lane Cooper - In terms of relatively low risk vs. high reward, I have yet to find a single better investment than doing a house hack. 

Quick closings, good customer service, low fees, interest only payments and desktop appraisals in many cases.

If market research indicates a particular area is losing jobs faster than the national average, has a low population rate to begin with, and has a higher proportion of owners to renters, along with other indicators of potential issues, then I may be able to reasonably assume that it will be more difficult to find good tenants, more difficult to charge market rents, etc.

.- rent is very low. 

@Roger Roth You’re absolutely correct.

I am familiar with the Brrrr strategy however most often times people talk of buying with low or traditional down payment as opposed to buying the property and doing all the rehab with cash.Anyone have some examples of why you would or wouldn't want to do this?

And I'm opposed to the natural gas space heat that some suggest- it can cause long-term, low-level carbon monoxide exposure.

Hi All,There is a Project HUD property in Ohio market that I have my eye on which I know has lost its status due to continued low REAC (annual inspection) scores.