I do not know if your area has any rules against this for SFR but what we have done in the past from a marketing POV is to only bill 75% of the cost so that the tenant feels that they are getting a better deal than individual meters.

We'll let you know how our search goes! 

The contract clearly states the amount that goes towards the purchase, so once the execute the PA it will be easy to know the amount that was paid toward rent vs purchase. 

Hey Darrell, nobody is going to be able to answer this question for you for a lot of reasons.We don't know the rate and terms on your HELOC, for starters.

If I crash into your car with my car, and you sue me, I know why you are doing that. 

If you know, how does depreciation recapture figure into this? 

That’s great to know there’s a Meetup group in Chico.

Let us know how it goes!

I do know an independent landlord in our area that has one duplex and a fair housing organization filed a suit against him two years ago and he has had to defend it.  

I know someone who just went back to LTR in Lowell after struggling trying to get the MTR going.