I can make sure to check all the blocks in advance and lower/mitigate my risk of possibly being stuck in a situation where my capital is unnecessarily tied up.

It would be exorbitantly and unnecessarily expensive to combine the non-Portland properties (who qualify for standard carriers) with the Portland properties.

My List:- Auto Generated Smart Lock Codes (built-in integration through channel manager) - Set Smart Thermostat to Home Setting 1 Hour Before Guest Check-In (custom automation I created using home automation hub, channel manager, and digital automation platform)- Set Smart Thermostat to Away Setting @ Check-Out Time (another custom automation)- Whenever someone books/cancels, that information is automatically ingested into my database. 

Lots of dogs getting sick from ingesting poison and vet bills running in a the 10s or thousands.

This is an unnecessarily confusing way to explain it and carries a certain connotation with it that's absolutely not true. 

So, I don't want to close that door, or increase the cost of that money unnecessarily in this process.Thoughts / Comments / Good Advice is much appreciated!!

I worry that 2 ton units would be unnecessarily expensive and cycle too often. 

Paying $100 extra/month might nock off the last 10 years at best, but that means you will have unnecessarily paid an additional $24,000 in accumulated $100 extra payments over the course of those 20 years of payments. 

Some might say this is unnecessarily expensive, but they are almost guaranteed to be ruined quickly and I don't feel like taking extra vacancy during every turnover to have it replaced every time someone snags something and snaps it off or cuts on it with a knife or sets a hot pan on it or stains it with spices. 2.)

So an owner would tell the tenants they will now pay $30/mo (for example) for utilities and therefor the tenants will be less likely to run water unnecessarily or leave the window open in the winter?