I am under contract for a tri-plex in Tempe, AZ, and would like to find someone who's a reputable appraiser of multi-family.

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No heat is a big deal for tenants, especially with temps where they have been. 

Get a temp roll to perm construction financing for them and have a ball. 

I had over 35 heat calls this evening in MN due to record breaking temps     We have staff and contractors ready to go, this is a huge benefit to outside management .

that I set, and the temps will be outlined in the contract..Any other cost effective ideas?

They're WONDERFUL for cheap cooling and beautiful for heat at 30 degrees and higher, but most have told me even the brand new ones struggle below 10 degrees and they cost more to run than old fashioned electric below a certain temp.

Meritage is pretty good at efficient temp control on building on their new subdivisions.

Tempe is a popular college town.

For the heat, I like to have a thermostat kind of hidden and locked at set temp such as 68 degrees, and have baseboard electric heaters in the units that way the tenants can "boost" the heat all they want on their own dime.