If you do not get the rent, or if you do and they default on the utilities again you will need to terminate these tenants.If you end up keeping them when it comes time to renew the lease put them on M2M.

Maintenence and upkeep?  

Accordingly, we decline to give the allocations of the assessor weight in reaching our conclusion.Petitioners based their allocation upon the investigation of petitioner Steven Meiers regarding estimated building replacement costs as of 1977.

Super helpful little guide for annual inspection and upkeep for anyone who is interested.

The dog who bit me was about 10 lbs so I don't like weight limits. 

Well how about at the height of the market, August 2005, they wrote this article titled:In the long run, sleep at home and invest in the stock market.http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/realestate/19rea...Don't worry though, I wouldn't put too much weight in the opinions of the most respected financial and econonmic professionals on the planet, investment properties by a long shot right...

When I ran my initial numbers, I used my standard 10% vacancy and $50/month misc to cover maintenance upkeep. 

It holds the same amount of weight, in court.

I’m heavily weighted in real estate.  

The determination from the municipalities is usually based on weight, and not what is best for keeping water out of the home.Before reading any further I do want to share that I am a landlord, and fully understand that spending extra money on a rental property is not desirable, but I will be candid with the issues of installing multiple layers of roofing based on the thousands of jobs I have participated in.The differences in performance can be dramatic depending on what kind of material you are referring to.Asphalt shingles:Applying a layer over the top of another layer of asphalt shingles can save you 10-15% on the overall cost of the job if you are going over 1 layer of asphalt.