Perhaps you cold tactfully broach how you would like to own and operate but lack the capital and if anyone ever would owner finance, you would be interested....

I have a SFR that my tenant will be paying to heat (oil) and I'd like to update my Lease to reflect. Wondering how others handle this, do you fill the tank before they move in and require it to be full when they move ...

I would take issue- but I sure as hell wouldn't be in a position to have an appraiser inform me of this- I would have known.If I was the seller I would think the buyer either got cold feet or was trying to strong arm me since we were "engaged" in the deal.

Most of those who are still making buy and hold work are hustling doing their own direct marketing, driving for dollars, knocking on doors, talking to neighbors, cold calling, etc.3.

(so around $60-$80 in the warmer months and upwards of $300+ in the cold winter) I'm in New England btw, so we do get cold winters.  

Soaked to the skin, cold, wet rain.

The valves apparently allow you to increase the temp of the heater, with the mixing valve adding cold water to lower the temp to a safe level.

Asphalt in cold areas.

That being said I do second what others have stated- try to find off market deals- cold call, direct market, and door knock.

Old Victorian house converted into 3 - 5 units) is the cold water is frequently interconnected between units.