Stop by, eat lunch.

Lots of money every turnover which eats your profits.

Or else be prepared to eat ramen noodles for the next 15 years. 

You pay the whole bill and set a fixed rate for each unit and some months you will be over, some under - you end up eating the cost/reaping the benefit month to month.

Any major repairs while I'm renting the house out would eat into any appreciation for the year.I don't need to sell the house, but feel that my money could be working for me better elsewhere.

That's the sound of termites eating your investment.

That would be akin to a snake eating its own tail.Too much time on the internet can definitely lead to confusion on these topics.  

I might suggest taking what they can get, maybe eat some cash until they can refi or sell.

I was going to bootstrap every dime into my real estate business, and I was going to put myself out of the picture as something of a liability in the operation.2013-2015: It took 2 years, but I completed all projects and towards the end I continued expanding the portfolio some more to 12 bldgs and 15 doors.I am often told that my projects often reflect myself in a very clear way: I had never been comfortable in assets or projects I wouldn't be willing to "eat my own cooking".

I ask them to pick the place to eat.