But don't make it a habit I've learned,find a good balance, because you could potentially be losing your next partner  by not creating an interaction .

I self manage 15 doors in 3 different markets and I'm constantly traveling.

@Greg Dowdell I haven’t done this, mainly because the landlord in RI is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the property has running water and sewer, which in practice usually means s/he pays the bill to ensure that’s the case.That said, you can certainly try to bill it back to the tenant, but if they don’t pay you will end up paying the bill anyway because if the water is shut off then you will have breached your implied warranty of habitability, and I believe it would count against you if you ended up in eviction court.So, basically you have to hope that the tenants are good enough to care about paying their water bills consistently, but not so good that they google (or ask) around and find out it’s ultimately the landlord’s responsibility.My main concern as a landlord would be how it would play out in eviction court. 

Hi, we won a lawsuit against our dubious landlord in SF (I'm a landlord too) as the house was well below habitable standards in many ways and resulted in personal injury and property damage. 

Even if they could, I don't know that I would want them to stay as they have 3 big dogs and a car hoarding habit... so many vehicles for 2 adults. 

It would create a bad habit that I don’t want to create.

Contractors: $28,388.03  Insurance: $645.65  Meals: $868.39  Job Supplies: $32,604.29  Travel: $70.00  Utilities:​ $381.05  Total cost of renovation: $62,957.41 Total Money spent on project: $148,957  Estimated House Value: ​$180K  Upside Equity: ​$31,043 Rent Income:  ● Main house: $1,400   ● ‘Mother in law’ unit: $900   ● Shed rent: $100   ● Total per month: $2,400  ● Total per year: $28,800 Expenses: ● Property tax: $2,450  ● Insurance: $1,200  ● Repaires: $2,400  ● Management Fee: 8%

One book I’ve read lately that really had a huge impact in how I see personal development is Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Unless the house is not habitable, you need to keep paying the rent. 

I live in the DFW area and travel all over North Texas/LA/OK/AR for work so I have good exposure to different markets.