@Johnny Coleman You are not the only one.feeling the pressure.

Say I'm lucky and the repairs ARE <2000, I'd still be responsible for a couple months rent at least and be extremely pressured to sell within a few months.Ideally I'd like to have more of a buffer before jumping the gun.

In such cases, if the drafter of the contract writes an unfair clause, which unreasonably benefits the maker of the contract, the court may throw it out.Especially, if they did a high-pressure sales job and kept saying, don't worry about it, it's standard procedure, blah blah.A first-time landlord investing out of state on a limited time to find a manager, and an unreasonable ability to sue that person because of having to travel to another state to do so, could very well be considered the "weaker" party to such a contract.In my ever-so-humble opinion. :-)But, hey, this is why there are two lawyers in a courtroom, right?

You will be surprised how hard you will work under the pressure of knowing there is no paycheck or "safety net" to fall back on.

I would bet that rent pressure will continue as HAs deal with staff reductions vs. voucher count/type reductions vs.

If all this makes your blood pressure rise, just say no to smokers.  

Give this a go.... blows and home sleepo have a drain king.... its a pressure balloon that attaches to a hose and expands in the pipe to seal it from coming out the back end where you are sitting.Find the distribution box.

Luckily, your job keeps the status quo without the added pressure to "make it" right away.

For if you are forced in the role to ask, you will resent, as its stressful, pressure, takes up YOUR time, and unfairly puts you in the work mode to approach.

Even if the utilities were transferred, they can always go out.you should drain the pipes at the lowest level (basement) AND then shut the water down.you dont want to hold pressure in the pipes ..that's what kills them. also insulate the pipes before the shut off valve (assuming it is somewhere in the house) as they might burst as well. that's assuming there is no heat to the house. if there is heat provided ....do the same ..just in case.