When it comes to apartments, various characteristics of your property and operation may trigger certain coverage requirements (likely at your lender's request) such as:Boiler & Machinery -- when steam boilers/pressure vessels are presentWorkers Comp -- if employed directly by ownershipLaw & Ordinance -- if property is a non-conforming use (though typically grandfathered in)Flood -- if in a FEMA designated flood zoneThere are plenty of others that are unique to certain properties.

They slap some new paint and steam clean the carpet and put it on the market where I'll use higher grade paint that is professionally painted ( at a good price) and put down laminate/hardwoods and upgrade or replace the central/heat air. 

my typical cleaning procedure includs steam carpet clean and professional cleaning of the interiors, fresh coat of paint and thought that should cover it all. 

Joseph,power flushing is used to remove any rust or sediment that may be in the system/ radiators. before you go through that expense i would replace the air valves on the radiators: http://www.homedepot.com/p/6-1-8-in-IPS-Angled-Ste...these can sometimes clog and effect how the radiator heats up. the steam fills the radiator and sometimes will trap air in there, if the radiator cannot release that air the steam cannot fill the radiator to give you the heat, that's what these valves do, they let that air escape.

I like your strategy man, I to said enough of the corporate world and left my job, I'm 25 and said if there was ever a time to go full steam ahead at REI it is now!!!

Then I might look for a 3rd market and build s team and invest for a while.

An emotion would be Coors Light ads, you're either seeing hot females dancing on the dance floor or a peaceful steam of water in the mountains.

I say full steam ahead and at the least, it'll be the experience of it all!

So we told them not to steam clean the carpets. 

Recirculation does absolutely nothing to remove odors, smoke or steam.