at least the character piece can be updated with the times.i'm leaning towards warmer 3000k in all rooms except the kitchen and bathrooms. i'll probably go cooler there.  

I think carpet works in the cooler areas in the living/bedrooms.

This time, to pay CPS pension debt.http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/7/71/...You have to wonder what level of school dysfunction and property tax hikes will finally motivate Gen X and Millennials with kids start pulling up the stakes  Once the water cooler chit chat turns from "you can make CPS work for your kids" to "you absolutely need to move to the suburbs to properly educate your kids," the City will be on the path to instability, larger wealth disparity and higher taxes (to pay the debt bomb) on those taxpayers willing to stick around to the bitter end.

(Just make sure the technical specs are the same too)Example:200 dollar ryobi backpack blower 510 cfm 185 mphEVERYONE hates ryobi because it is chinese but I realized early on in the field that if you maintain your equipment and baby it like the expensive Echo's and stihls it will last just the same.

Winterize your sprinklers, swamp coolers, unhook hoses and insulate hose bibs!  

Whatever you install make sure there is a programmable thermostat and educate your tenants about leaving it set to a comfortable temperature during the day and a few degrees cooler at night.

Does the A/C or swamp cooler or furnace look newer, or is it a 30-year-old pile of rust? 

They won't lose window access for the cooler days. 

They are much better pilots and much cooler.

Fortunately over the last 100 years cooler (and wiser) heads have prevailed regarding the 1031 exchange !