All of your mechanical systems are interconnected, and you will want to know from your electrician if you will need to upgrade the service no matter which direction you go.

I ask it because every liens drop in a buy of Tax sale (minus the municipal and mechanical liens... unti where I know) and I payed all of delinquent tax when I buyed it from the Alabama Estate.

Just like anything it comes down to doing your due diligence and inspecting the property before you buy it so you are aware of the age of the capex and all the mechanicals. 

After years of sort of cruising on auto-pilot with a single tenant on a long-term lease, we figure it's time to assess the real value of this longtime family investment in case it might be time to sell.

If your properties are located in city with SB 721 enforcement mechanisms in place, I would contact the city for inspection guidelines and then find an inspector and contractor who understand those guidelines.At the risk of sounding undiplomatic, I have zero desire to pay someone $4K to drill holes in my balconies.

Think of it this way, would you rent a car where the rental agency requires you to cover costs if it mechanically broke down during normal use? 

I see the value in auto texting and nurture/drip campaigns.

I thought this calculator auto-calculated the monthly payment I see now that it didn't and I adjusted it to be around 3.7k and now it is making around $600 a month which seems more reasonable.

haha,Nah mateNot my style.Unfortunately, we live in a world where information is power so I'm forced to collect it in order to protect my team and company.But I'd never F@#$ with someone else's business even if they aren't legit.Only as a defense mechanism if we are threatened and pushed far enough where I don't have another choice.

If you scale in the future, you can upgrade, but now you just need something that works and generates reports and takes auto payments.