WiFi thermostat.

If the landlord pays, those rent numbers are terrible, as even small units can end up costing $200 - $400 per month depending on how the tenant sets the thermostat and if they decide to open the window to cool the place off in the winter rather than just turning down the heat.

@Brad France being an ex custom programmer for investorfuse I have learned to program Podio to do exactly what’s needed.

Anyone every implement a household practices contract... for example quite hours after 10pm - 6am, designated parking spots, house temperature has been a big one in my house hack (some complain about it being to cold when the thermostat is at 70).

Account ClosedI actually have a very different experience and recommendation than the main stream RE Investors.I am a big proponent of being the best at what you are trained to do as an Employee at first.Once you do that, you will be in the top 10% salary of your profession.In my case, I was being paid around $200k around the year 2000 as a Computer Programmer working on mission critical Financial Software.No need to throw away what you studied for all these years, acquired a great deal of skills and also advanced certifications or degrees.Plumbers, Electricians, Computer Programmers (in my case), Janitors, Dancers, it doesn't matter.

Examples include (USB outlets, updated digital thermostat, updated light fixtures/faucets,etc)Any ideas?

I pay for gas heat at one of my 4-unit properties, and I can live with that because I can control the thermostat, but ceding control of electric would be a red flag for me.

My thought on the water heater is that it either has a leak or broken thermostat making it run continuously.

When my preferred vendor went over he found that the "HVAC TECH TENANT" installed a Programable thermostat (not recommended in Rentals because some tenants don't know how to use them), and shorted the 24v circuit to ground thermostat circuit to ground.  

There are two solutions that we topically recommend: (we are a license HVAC company in the DC are) one is to separate de ducts for each floor, and add automatic dampers controlled by thermostats on each floor.