They have "set back" thermostats that automatically set back heat and air conditioning temps to certain levels no matter where the tenants set them.Gail

If this sale is that important to not to  lose,, beg, help her move, put stuff in storage,, get a temp hotel, and pay her,, to get out ASAP meaning like 3 to 5 days. the good news would be she could stay with family if someone is near by.. 

Also you'd have to change it when the weather changes usually a set month or once outside temp changes.

I was just wondering if there is a current RE group that meets in Tempe, AZ.

The reason is we can turn the water temp down for washing clothes your hands etc. when you want a shower or need hotter water you just turn the temp up and it responds immediately.

I'll be honest, I don't know how cold it gets in your area, but in Indiana in December to February the average temp at night can be as low as 5- 7 degrees.

I'm looking for a contractor doing rehab work in Phoenix / Chandler/ Tempe/ Ahwatukee/ Gilbert Arizona.

@ Joseph M - it was a $400k SFH in Tempe AZ.... so not your typical OOS C- rental....mine was renting $1600 back in 2004...Still tenant don't seem to stay more than 6-9 months , non stop repair request, all repairs at 3x the price.... on and on and on...This is still a mystery to me... when I self managed my rental in SF, tenant stay 3 to 7 years, 1 repair a year if that much....To this date, I did not figure out why OOS rental is non stop issues for me..At any rate, that property, had I hold it, rents $1800 today and about $340k today.... so good decision I did to cut loss... pad on my shoulder ...lol

I have 4 rentals total, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert & Mesa.

This is my first forum post.I live in Tempe, AZ and work full-time as a software engineer, also in Tempe.