I've put several of my rental addresses (that are not within a restrictive HOA) in to see what is for rent on the site nearby and to get an idea of the rates being charged.

In nearby Long Island, quarterly water bills run $50 to $75.00/quarter, yes that's $25.00/month, even in the summer time with lawn watering.And water bills has to do more with the number of tenants, and how they use water.

With a 4 or fewer unit property how do you adjust for unrented units?

I have not done Airbnb, so if that is too much of a headache or otherwise not working out, then I may try renting them on a weekly basis to workers in a near by city (Ingleside, TX has a housing shorting for workers).

In light of the new tax law, fewer and fewer will be itemizing. 

Even fewer that are on BP! 

We just had the Paradise fire nearby so the need could not be greater.

Applies to new homes and MF buildings of 3 stories and fewer.Also applies to major remodels.Approved by CA Energy Commission 5 votes for, 0 against.Approved by CBIA.Includes flexibility for building designs/locations unsuitable for solar.Solar panels do not have to be on the roof, if builders do not want to include rooftop solar in they can choose to access a nearby central community solar array.

Since we are dealing with same interest rate what is happening in other state will eventually happen to area of interest in the US or nearby countries.I do my own analysis as TV news seem portray a different perception than reality.

That kind of thing can pay off way down the road.From a home selling perspective, I used to also think that they never sold the house, but in the past few years have had a couple of listings that really did sell from the open house (not on the buyer's list but were nearby, and another time the people weren't even looking but popped in and fell in love).