I am sure a nice 3 page brochure and on-going email blasts handed out to all the real estate agents in the area (think temp housing and relocation experts) as well as the construction companies (think home renovations) would provide even more leads I would have to turn away.

Check your CCRs to see if there is anything in there regarding maintaining proper temps to avoid freezing of pipes.

My only concern would be a potential lawsuit if one of the temps gets hurt?

I have the temp set at 48 degrees and filled it 12/6 @ $600 and its almost empty already.

With the low temps we've been having it's only a matter of time before the pipes in the unit freeze once the gas is off.

I own rental properties in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe (near Arizona State University).

<g>I can limit the heat and A/C use by controlling the return air temps.  

Buy the mortar and grout as and when needed, do not store, do not listen to the HD or Lowes sales person when he offers to pick them out to go with your tile order.Learn how to do the tile work yourself, my husband has done the floors in all of our units, he now hires temp help as his back is not what it once was, but he knows how do the layout, can oversee the workers doing the laying.

I am in NC.Any other ways I could finance a home on a temp job.

Then coated the wall with a good sealing, and then from inside also gave a temp fix to the cracks.