This shows you're open to improvement but won’t let a picky guest's minor grievances dictate the narrative.Avoid Emotion: Keep the tone neutral and professional.

Its really important for people entering into any home improvement contract to understand the state laws for so many reasons, business and professions codes/laws, warranties whether expressed or implied etcThe point being is well executed legal contracts are best for all parties involved.

The tenants know the mini split is their best bet for controlling temp on their side, but they do not want to not pay for the energy to run it and would prefer the gas gets used (gas is included in their lease.) 

@Natasha BradfordTo save your hard-earned cash and energy, I strongly suggest signing up for one of the many wholesale programs available.

What it does do is put the burden on the user to be more energy efficient.  

They are intentionally raising gas prices and forcing higher CAFE efficiency ratings to force everyone into EVs.

@Annie Chiennot enough info.are you asking how to make the improvements while it's fully occupied? 

Here is a framework to think about how buying properties creates the most tax efficiency for you.The 6 levers of depreciation:Lever 1 - % of LandOne of the components of a property is land.Land is NOT DEDUCTIBLE, so low value land properties mean more tax deduction.A value of your overall purchase will be assigned to the land or lot.You receive no near-term tax benefits for buying land.For example - If you buy a $2 MM industrial building outside a rural town on 5 acres, the land value could be $5k an acre.

House-hacking a smaller multi-family is also a great way to get oriented with being a landlord, property maintenance, property improvements and other things, while also helping to pay your mortgage! 

My plan was to buy, improve a bit (house was not in bad shape, just need some TLC), and rent out and hold at least 2~3 years.