On Monday you have 3 water heaters lined up for employees .$500 material and $500 labor each Plumbers get paid $30 an hour in this scenario .Instead of doing 3 jobs that day .

Then there are issues with water bill,electrical bill, and probably other bills that haven't been paid in years besides for minimum.

You can spend 10-35k on just water proofing and water mitigation.

Instead of only looking at the ROI on that investment we can also consider the following:Time taken to rent the propertyAttracting a higher quality residentConsistently collecting rent on timeLarger pool of interested applicantsDurability of finishesThe time taken to rent the property is easy to overlook as we can focus on finding that one qualified applicant that will rent the unit as is rather than appealing to a wide pool of qualified applicants.

Does the rent include any utilities like water that might increase?

For those of you that are not familiar- digging a well can effectively eliminate your water bill.

I've noticed a trend whereby the owner's licensed agent intentionally measures on the downside to I believe, increase the seller pool and quicken the sale.  

One that fulfills one of Maslow's basic needs (food, water, shelter) or one that doesn't?

Signs like tarps on roofs, black/brown pools, and cars parked all over the yard. 

I don't want schedule a time every month for SDG&E to come check the meter for the neighbor's water bill.