However, as we live in the real world, investments don't always wrap up with a fairytale ending.Any investor worth their weight (even someone as inexperienced as me) knows that while projects are budgeted to include unforeseen expenses, hidden/unpredictable cost can throw your numbers into a never ending pit of despair.  

Just photocopy the usage info and amount from your bill and throw a cover sheet on it.Out of curiosity, why can't the water be in the tenants name?

Congrats on throwing your hat into the ring @Stephen Jones!

There’s a lot of uncertainty about the direction the market is going to take over the next 1-2 years.We were already poised for a correction (after a record bull run)...Now, when you throw a pandemic into the mix…How can we ever know what’s around the corner?

You are just throwing darts with your eyes closed, in a dark room, with the dart board moving around randomly while being blindfolded.So there should never be talk about "if you have a limited budget".

They were (almost literally) throwing money out a window and I ran and got a bucket. 

I have about 30k to throw down on everything.

I assume it's by looking at what is outdated and needing to be replaced, but I wanted to throw the thought out there to see what you all think.All this to ask: how do you all figure what renovations will best raise your property's units to market rate rents? 

I think certain politicians are trying to throw everything they can against the wall to see what sticks.

Just thought I would throw that out there.