@James Mudd , I talked to a contractor about potentially installing separate meters, but with the fees from the utility to get permits for the individual meters, hooking up separate piping through each unit instead of the master pipe, and the actual materials and labor were going to be prohibitively expensive.

My day job is a carpenter (and at times work is slow) I would offer to work for someone at a reduced wage if they shared tips and advice with me.

Value doesn't have to be money, it can be time, skills, labor etc.

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There are excluded or limited items, such as cash, electronics, collections and such that may need to be looked at specifically and insured by riders or endorsements to a basic policy, if they choose to insure over those limited amounts.The issue for you is the liability coverage they obtain under a tenant's policy, that's the only concern you have and that could reduce your liability issues, so you should check with your agent.Many variables will apply in determining their liability issues and yours as well as how and when your insurance may be affected with any claim arising from negligence of a tenant.

Its from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

You may have fun getting FHA note holder to release that new lot, but good luck, they may (after an appraisal review) to keep the loan compliant, but, they may not.But certainly, the solution is to do a minor subdivision and cut off that new unit.Don't get hung up with % rules, you need to pencil out deals in your market, the 2% rule won't fly here, the 50% may over a long term but it may not as our market has a lower tax and labor rate.

While it's not measurable ROI, I really do have the feeling that (like I was blabbing about before) all the little things add up to longer tenancies, which reduce vacancy/refresh costs, and do produce ROI through that channel..

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