If you love the outdoors then this is place for you as Colorado Springs has been ranked in the top 5 most athletic / fit cities to live in.

The cost to maintain them is also higher due to EPA regulations around refrigerant handling (licensing, recovery/recycling, etc.)The maintenance costs of these units, therefore, may be higher in the long run than shelling out now to replace them with newer technology systems.

Agreed with this...I think many markets won't see a bump until next Spring, but I'm not sure that there is a lot of room to drop except in the big markets that saw a huge run-up the last decade.So, for many markets (including my own), I predict small declines for the next 12 months and then a long, slow recovery...

Experienced investors play a key role in the housing recovery (duhhhh!)

You have zero chance of recovery here so I would focus your energy on fixing the problem in a timely manner and moving forward.

However, like any convection or radiant heading system, they are slow recovery which makes them a poor choice for a draughty, un-insulated building.Here gas, oil and electric are all comparably priced (expensive), which helps to emphasize (IMHO) that the biggest payback comes from air sealing and insulating regardless of how (in)efficient the heating source.  

My wife and I are former college athletes and are now coaches, we see "Analysis Paralysis" all the time in games when players over think what they've spent years learning and practicing, you've got to shoot your shot!

My school was paid for by athletic scholarships.

I simply would like to purchase a large piece of property and rent the rooms out to men in recovery.

I didn't want to sell it but HOA stopped allowing rentals.After 7-10 year of paying down the principal the 2004-2007 properties are mostly still underwater even with a nationwide housing recovery and with the hedge funds/Private equity buying up 25% of all houses sold in Atlanta, that's five times the national average.