Basic services like garbage collection don’t qualify.Material participation: Owners must pass one of the seven material participation tests, such as:You spend more than 500 hours working in your short-term rental business.You carry out all the necessary tasks to run the business yourself.You work more than 100 hours in the business, and no one else contributes more time than you do (this is often considered the best and easiest test to meet).

How much is your water and sewer and garbage collection?  

Electric is paid by tenants, water/garbage by the owner. 

How much is garbage in Cleveland?

After researching online I found landlord responsibility under California Civil Code section 1941 described as followsClean and sanitary buildings, grounds and appurtenances (for example, a garden or adetached garage) which are free from debris, filth, rubbish, garbage, rodents andvermin. 

I have also deleted the garbage disposal in the new ones.  

The rest were absolute garbage and if you have basic knowledge on the concept you will be wasting money you could put toward a down payment.

We do pay for garbage pickup (absolutely a necessity in KI Sawyer) and water (because the buildings we have are not metered separately).

@Gulliver R. you may be including in supplies, but this category can include coffee, other beverages, condiments, paper towels, toilet paper, garbage bags, etc.

@King Mmuwe some of the easy, low hanging items would be garbage contracts and insurance policies.