4) Does anyone here have an issue with landlord-paid heat that uses natural gas to boil water?

It has city water, sewer and gas to the street.

But even at $200-225/mo in ferry auto pass (or $60-70/mo for walk on passenger tickets) - $200-$300/ mo is what people are paying for parking and/or gas to commute to work in Seattle.

Adding on-demand heaters at point of use is often easier and less expensive than recirculation.Those same homes that "are not plumbed for recirculation" generally are also not wired for 240V in the bathroom (where the shower is), or enough amperage at 120V to sustain an electric on-demand tankless heater with sufficient capacity (after calculating winter drop temperature vs flow rating), much less plumbed for natural gas to support a non-electric model (which is the only type I'd recommend).

Gas to drive to the property and lawn equipment to maintain the property along with other home office expenses.

Tenant says if I don’t pay for their use of a laundromat, and gas to drive to said laundromat, they will take legal action.

If you can use it as a teachable moment that they should call you first, then do that.Personally, I have the spare parts to fix one, but my time and gas to replace one are as much as a new seat, so either choice is about equal.On a side note, what the heck are people doing on the toilet seat to break a bolt?

As someone who aspires to be a Buy and Hold Investor, I try to put myself in the other person's shoes when making these phone calls asking someone to sell their home for 40% below market value....and I can't picture a world where an investor would be excited to take that deal.Seriosuly wholesalers, how many calls are you making a day, how many postcards are you sending out, how much money are you spending on ads and gas to Drive For Dollars?

If you're not separating the actual utility, in this case the gas to run the furnace, it probably doesn't make sense to put any money into the heating system other than maintaining it.

She then went on to explain what systems need to have a value assigned to them: -HVAC systems ( motors, compressors, boilers, furnace, chillers, pipes, ducts, radiators) -Plumbing systems (including pipes, drains, valves, sinks, bathtubs, toilets, water and sanitary sewer collection equipment, and site utility equipment used to distribute water and waste to and from the property line and between buildings and other permanent structures)-Electrical systems (including wiring, outlets, junction boxes, lighting fixtures and associated connectors, and site utility equipment used to distribute electricity from the property line to and between buildings and other permanent structures)-Gas distribution systems (including associated pipes and equipment used to distribute gas to and from the property line and between buildings or permanent structures)...