House was 17 years old all brick rnach house with Andersen windows, solid hardwood floors, gas heat, ceramic tile baths and a new 6 month old roof. 

Now keep in mind he at least did 1 correct thing, applied to be added to lease.

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

Educate your cleaning staff on what to look for (tiny dark spots, eggs, etc.).Heat Treatment/Preventative Measures: Some STR owners do periodic heat treatments or hire pest control companies for preventative maintenance.

I had one were my PM calls me its in INDY cold winter they just had baby cant  afford the rent and heat just take no payment for 2 months then they will add the balance any pay it off.. well of course after 2 months they just left  LOL..

Hi BP,Just wanted to get thoughts on different heating options.I need to install a new heating system in one of my apartment units (approx 580 sqft) but wanted to get thoughts on whether an Electric Wall Heater was a good option?

We have a heated garage at our STR.

I’m not super keen on having long-term tenants in a single-family home in California, but I’m open to advice on that.The house is in decent shape but could use new flooring, a paint job, and potentially heating and/or central AC, as well as blocking/taking out the existing fireplaces (don't love the idea of fireplaces in a rental). 

Central heat & air*I made this below chart based on this community shared knowledge (Thank you all).

This year we had a heat pump cleaning, testing refrigerant charge (didn't need any added) and a capacitor replacement, bill was $157.05, factor I consider are the age of the existing unit, if it needed a charge, potential leak, cost of refrigerant (over the years there have been many varients of the type of refrigerant).