We typically advise owners to push as many utilities into the tenants name as possible.

My girlfriend was pushing to get our own place.

With a larger MFR, you may be able to push this down a bit.You've forgotten management.

If you don't have similar standards don't live with them or roll a cleaner into the rent. 

if not, then push it on the tenant.By the way, what is the ARV, and the approximate age of the major components of the house?

After pulling off a house hack and getting that rolling my plan for next year is to purchase an a true investment property to rent out to get cash flow positive by end of next year.

Your mom sounds awesome, someone who pushed forward and did things beyond herself for the sake of her family (you and your brother).

I hate to quote other gurus from the internet, but how prepared for doing 50 push ups can you get by reading about doing push ups?

Be a victim . . . or chalk it up to a "bad day at work" and push through the pain to become the first 100% disabled veteran to re-enlist, help start a non-profit for disabled vets, and become a motivational speaker.Bad things happen to everyone. 

I’m under contract now for my second (24 unit) apartment building and I’m using houses I already have as collateral and they are rolling those into the same loan as the apartment building.