Quote from @Stuart Udis: The riskiest  strategy will be whichever new investment strategy the gurus come up with next to maintain a captive audience...can't wait to see what these creative minds come up with next.I don’t know what the next BIG STRATEGY gurus will come up with, but I do know it will include the following1.

It's expected and common for MTRs to have utilities included.

The fact that you are asking this question of strangers instead of your PM indicates you have an amateur managing your property.

It's good the tenant is talking to you, but I suspect she's just filling you full of excuses and you're lapping them up.Cash for keys is what amateurs do when they don't know how to handle non-paying tenants.

Again, large commitment of time, patience, and ability needed.The amateur of “semi pro” investor should realize that the professional investors (such as myself) spend ALL DAY EVERY DAY doing the above.  

Quote from @Evan Ross: One of the most common mistakes I see with amateur landlords: attempting to build goodwill with their tenants.

I have purchased the following books:ABCs of Buying Rental Property The ABCs of Property Management The ABCs of Real Estate Investing The Advanced Guide to Real Estate InvestingThe Book on Investing in Real Estate wit...

Basically an annuity with 1mor both parties being amateurs.

What's left after all that is your cash flow.Collecting cash flow to spend is an amateur play.

Hiring a lawyer sounds expensive, but it is way cheaper than hiring a amateur (in this case yourself) who costs you money and provides no results (and then you need to hire a professional anyway).My personal philosophy is to "do it right, or do it twice" and its way cheaper to do it right once.