I am also confused by the MN bashing as MN market has recently been featured as on of the top investor markets in the nation, one of the top new construction markets in the nation, one of the top markets for income stabilization and so on and so fourth.

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Your main benefit to getting the furnace will be the re circulation/blower feature, which could earn you back that 2k in saved utility bills over a few years.

I personally use buildium, but it's expensive and has a lot of features most people won't use. 

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Location and features.

Has anyone thought of using a personal guarantee feature?

@Andrew PostellThank you for your response Andrew, I noticed that feature on here but wanted to know about the general region so I thought posting here might’ve been better than going to each specific state.

If market rents are $200-300 higher than what your target property is receiving, then you just need to examine what amenities and features these other rentals have that yours doesn't.Go visit a few neighborhood properties that currently command a higher rent and make careful note of the interior and exterior.

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