I want to do this because in the past I have had tenants who have poured grease down the kitchen sink drain, which led to required repair costs that I had to cover.Has anyone ever included a clause in their long-term lease that says that the tenant is responsible for any costs related to declogging (beyond normal wear and tear)?

I have a relatively unique situation. 

I’ve been a CPA since 2015 and working in tax and accounting since 2013, specializing in helping real estate investors, real estate professionals, flippers, and wholesalers; I’m also an active real estate investor mys...

MLS activity alone can be misleading unless you’re filtering very tightly on price-per-unit, rehab scope, and exit strategy.For flips, most of my clients only make numbers work when they’re buying below market—off-market leads, tired landlords, or foreclosure-related opportunities.

My last question and the answers are for you.How will you serve people being a section 8 relator? 

I think inexpensive depends on where you are. nothing related to insurance is inexpensive in florida! 

The current climate for HELOCs, and especially investment HELOCs, seem a bit bleak.Anybody have any (relatively recent) experience with companies doing HELOCs on investment properties (without too crazy fees) ?

When we sold it, it did have a relatively new and working central ac and heat etc but I know it needed a lot of updates and drywall repair etc.  

To make that more concrete, I built what I think of as a balanced lens — not optimized for max cash flow or pure appreciation, but something that tolerates tradeoffs and avoids extremes.The core idea was to compare cities relative to one another, rather than arguing whether a single metric is “good” or “bad” in absolute terms.The dimensions I ended up looking at included things like:Home prices relative to national normsRent affordability (rent vs. income)Employment diversityLiquidity indicators (days on market, inventory)Structural friction (e.g., landlord-friendly vs. tenant-friendly states)Everything is scored relative to the set of cities being compared, then stack-ranked.

That said, safety-related items, like railings, smoke detectors, or other hazards, should always be handled promptly by the landlord, since a court might hold the landlord responsible even if the lease says otherwise.