He doesn't want to move to temp housing, get storage, etc.Offers:Cash as-is: my max allowable offer is $242,700; with this, I'm thinking I can let them rent for 3 months for free to sweeten the deal.

This is my first duplex that I am living in, and tenant continues to turn heat completely off while temps are at/near freezing. 

The insurance company denied the claim citing negligence - ie. temp of the house inside and outside was the same, no form of general maintenance was done to secure the home for winter.Now we have a bill of close to $100k and they are refusing to foot the bill.

Weather has played a big role since we also had 2 weeks of extremely low temps and frozen roads. 

I'm in northern Indiana and had a very efficient heat pump/central AC unit and when the outside temp got below about 40 degrees I had to use my forced air furnace as backup because the heat pump couldn't extract very much heat from the outside air to bring inside temp up and keep it comfortable.

I would be temped to angel invest in some start ups and maybe spend 200k on 2 high end short term rentals that also break even if you had to 12 month lease them. 

I'm sure you can find decent pockets in Mesa or Tempe, but it won't be as easy as in the West valley.As far as areas go, the safest answer is anywhere near a Mayo Clinic.

AZ's ADU laws are opening up, so long term a SFH w/ an ADU play is something to consider if exploring PHX/Tempe. 

Not legal in most states for PEs and RAs.  

I am in Tempe and looking to start the real estate journey in Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert area.