Curious what the average energy cost to run a boiler vs a furnace.

Heating a home is killer and in the midwest it's crazy humid in the summer so your gas and energy costs are always high.

There will be little things here and there that a buyer may notice...So plan on getting it back up to snuff for sales condition (and this would probably just be shining up from normal wear and tear that you can't chase the tenant for).In short, if you are really just dead set on selling, I would focus the energy on marketing, sales condition, networking, creative terms, etc... 

I've found you can get the best deals because most aren't buying, people are willing to come down on price and banks want energy consuming houses on their books.

At the end I concluded exactly what Troy did:  Not a good use of my time and energy. 

I've partnered up with a buddy of mine who is liked minded and we are focusing our energy on flipping preferably 3/2 single family homes under 150K. 

Better to spend your energy on fighting the ones you can.

First I wanted to apologize for not getting a more recent report out to everyone; it has been one busy few months and I would not be honest in saying I had the extra creative energy to put a proper update to you.I have been in love with the Chicago area for many years despite the horrific winters.

There have been enough improvements in storage tank heaters in the past decade that your new heater will consume less energy than your old; perhaps significantly so.

But it takes time, energy and money to achieve that outcome.