I will include those neighborhoods in my search and will certainly be mindful of the market temperature...it makes me apprehensive to start at such a point in the market - would you advise against it?

Anyway, let me get started and share my story and lesson learned.Yes we all know, we had record breaking low temperature. 

Ideally I would (if I buy it) put in two gas meters but if that's not practical, is there a thermostat that is set at 70 deg but the tenant can turn it off or on but not adjust the temperature?

Depending on what the exact temperature is plus the humidity divided by the barometric pressure.........

In addition to owning and holding, I would also like to flip houses for supplimental income while I'm not traveling for my welding business. 

This past weekend I installed additional wifi and instrumented my pool to monitor and log the temperature over the internet.I've got two questions for everyone1.

Did anybody experience problems with temperature with the vinyl plank floors, as most manufactures require controlled temperature of between 65 and 85 degrees?

Simple wrought iron might work, with welded on brackets that you attach with lag screws. 

They have foam insulation on the back, so the walls are room temperature to touch, and not cold like tile.

They should have equipment that can get down and deep in the carpet, but I'm not sure if the temperature gets hot at the carpet pad or not.