In the two years the girls lived there, the only expenses we've had so far are:gutter cleaning for $40 register the home with City of Raleigh $60Disposal + handyman items yesterday - $450Cleaners - $100HVAC filters, smoke detector batteries, CO2 detectors - $60

the 2 kids bedrooms were on the same circuit so not only was a 1500 W heater, a radio , a TV and a light on that circuit but so was a new XBox ONE, charging remotes, two laptops, two phone chargers, another set of lights, a 42" TV and who knows what else.

(Please make sure they have working batteries.)All kitchen fixtures and appliances should be in good working condition, including: faucets (should run hot and cold without dripping or leaks), oven/stove (all knobs and burners should be present and working, and the stovetop free of grease), refrigerator (make sure it's clean, and that the lights turn on and the doors shut properly), dishwasher, garbage disposal, lights, drawers and cabinets.Water heaters need to be working (and if placed in the garage, need to be placed on a platform 18 inches off the ground), have earthquake straps, and a properly installed pressure release valve (with a discharge line directed downward that reaches six to 24 inches from the ground).Heating.

@Billy RoweIn some jurisdictions, smoke (& soon to be CO) detectors must be hardwired (we use models with a battery backup as well), so check your state landlord/tenant laws and local building & fire codes.

Auto zones tend to have a larger footprint and go in former Rite Aid's, CVS's, etc.Possible might be a batteries plus store. 5 years off is a long way and nobody has a crystal ball.

PM calls me its cooold  tenant has new baby and cant pay rent and heat can you not charge rent for a few months so they can heat the house and then they will add it to the rest of the lease.. 

We also do our own maintenance/turnovers when we can as we've found they charge a lot for labor, so things like re-screening windows, changing smoke alarm batteries, light fixtures, etc., can be ridiculously expensive if you let them do it. 

Electronic Lifts- disconnect the battery if leavingfor long term storage.K.

Electronic Lifts- disconnect the battery if leaving for long term storage.K.

The advice from the HVAC Guy that put the boiler in, was to leave the old manual T-Stat, because if a tenant moves out at midnight in January, the heat will still work, because they dont require batteries, like the digital ones do.