s answer of applying heat tape to the pipes and tie that directly into the tenant's electric panel and disclose that in the lease or with an addendum. 

Summary of the findings: 1. 6 minor plumbing issues (accordion pipes in bathroom sinks, leak on dishwasher valve, grout in shower where there should be caulk etc)2. 2 minor electrical (outlet in 1 basement room doesn’t work, there are tons of other outlets that do work, and second floor bedroom light switch turns off the outlets in the room- all other rooms don’t do this).

There is no gas meter - the house is fully electric (heat pump, etc).

Also, if electric/gas is not split it's difficult to bill it back to tenants.

As we talked about, sometimes circumstances can happen to an investor and we as a company have been able to and will continue to do everything in our power, including covering some costs, to make sure they know we value their experience.  

The seller also conceded almost $5000 in repairs after the inspections due to some undisclosed safety issues with the electrical and plumbing.

Not sure why you want to buy it outright, never underestimate the power of leverage, in the beginning, at the end, whenever,if it works.

New furnace, bathroom remodel, added plumbing and electric for washer and dryer, repaired leak in both roofs, repaired front porch stairs.

Since your reading this newsletter you too believe in the power of real estate so whenever someone asks you "why real estate?"

We have full RV connections with septic, water and electricity to 100 sites in a location that was already zoned and approved for RVs,  so we were able to bypass a lot of the typical challenges.