In Chicago, where I am buying, it is not uncommon to see expenses run a bit higher (closer to 55%) due to boiler heat, cold winters, flat roofs, etc. 

Some of these new construction changes will include: requirements for beefier 2x6 walls that are thicker to provide more insulation depth, installing more attic insulation, installing tighter and more efficient HVAC systems and water heating equipment that may need to be certified by third-party Inspectors for compliance.

Before all of this happened, I was the kind of person who got nervous when I had paid a bill within a few days of the due date.I have a 12-month loan of $3000 ($270 a month) and am using that to build on and put a wood furnace in to decrease my heating bill 6 months out of the year by $150-$200 a month.

Tenant responsible for utilities, water, oil for heating.

Apple and Oracle creating substantially more jobs is like adding steroids to an already heated market that has been appreciating at 8% annual.

Or as President Truman once said: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

in your area the 100 year old craftsman houses were built by true carpenters .. there is simply no comparing the two.. not even close.. one thing that does help with proeprty here is you can just put stones in the yard so no yard work.. you dont have thaw freeze  no snow.but you do have blazing sun and heat .. but properties are once done little easier to maintain than in Milwaukee

We agreed to clean the heater and service it so they would have heat without the space heaters.

middle of the winter and although they have not paid for a long time I like occupancy to keep the place heated before disrupting things. 

She left but I had to pay to remove garbage/debris she left, I had some cleaning/wall repair/painting to do, she didn’t match the heating fuel, she ran up the water/sewer bill, and she broke the lease so I filed in civil court for under $160 and we will have a hearing on 1/4/19 (she elected to defend against the judgement so I am anxious to see what she has to present).