I'm a little unsure about how this system works, and of course, being cheap/frugal/ whatever, I hate to waste money.  

LOLIn the mean time, thank you to those who continue to read my blog and forum posts, vote for my posts and reach out with words of encouragement.

They have great systems, are very good at pitching and convincing people to sell to them, and you can probably learn a lot by watching their approach. 

Contact the staff to acquire the leads you want within there unique system. 

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Divide those costs up over the remaining number of years of life for those major systems, and then add a bit more because while you may want the heating system to fail at the end of its life, Murphy's Law says it will fail years before then, so you better start saving.If you do go through the purchase, I would treat those capex dollars as spent dollars and put them aside in a separate account.  

Then - plan for capx like roofs, windows, driveways, siding, HVAC systems.  

Yes, the equity would help with the move, but we do have a small saving and good support system in place.

Who/what do you use for a system of checks and balances to make sure that your Manager is on top of renting/quick turns/collections?)

Have you spoken, with the current Management Company, to ascertain if there is any existing maintenance that have been deferred such as roof replacement, window replacement, major electrical and plumbing systems, etc.?