i checked her just liek my other tenants...i guess the lesson would be that some tenants pay, and some don't...budget and minimize risk the best you can..again, nothin you can do to predict it besides just expecting it at some point...at peter: as i mentioned, the deposit has been eaten up by rent she didn't pay, so that's a non issue, but i like your thinking-my time is money, and that's why i intend to not sit out there in the heat for hours upon hours...at mike: thank you for coming closest to answering my question...lol....all i want to know is what is a reasonable time frame to allow her to get her crap out...i wanna give her an hour...maybe 2, and that's it..i don't plan on wasting my saturday there while she moves her crap..again, i may just arrive 2 hours before our scheduled window and set it out for her...that might be the best idea..thanks again guys for your advice

Furnaces typically have different settings for AC vs. heat.

Denver has the big city feel, you'd have to take the good that Jon mentioned with some of the not so good (heat, some pollution, nasty traffic) that smaller cities don't suffer from.But I do agree, transplanted here from the Mid-West, I love this place over everything else I've seen.

Terry -- can you clarify on the use of "chain link fence posts" around your A/C and heat pump units.

as far as the overages, did you have a few different heating contractors take a look at the furnace?

House is about 80 years old, has an old stone basement and oil heat.

Property Characteristics: Gross Area: 3,381 Parking Type: Construction: WOOD Living Area: 2,949 Garage Area: Heat Type: FURNACE Tot Adj Area: Garage Capacity: Exterior wall: FRAME Above Grade: 2,949 Parking Spaces: Porch Type: OPEN SLAB Total Rooms: 14 Basement Area: 432 Patio Type: Bedrooms: 8 Finish Bsmnt Area: Pool: Bath(F/H): 5 / Basement Type: UNFINISHED Air Cond: Year Built / Eff: 1902 / 1924 Roof Type: Style: RANCH Fireplace: / Foundation: CONCRETE Quality: AVERAGE # of Stories: 1.00 Roof Material: COMPOSITION SHINGLE Condition: AVERAGE Other Improvements: Site Information: Zoning: BE Acres: 0.28 County Use: MULTI-UNITS(4-8) (1230) Flood Zone: X Lot Area: 12,068 State Use: Flood Panel: 0801031189F Lot Width/Depth: x Site Influence: Flood Panel Date: 12/19/2006 Res/Comm Units: 5 / Sewer Type: PUBLIC SERVICE Land Use: MULTI FAMILY 10 UNITS LESS Water Type: PUBLIC Tax Information: Total Value: $196,500 Assessed Year: 2010 Property Tax: $1,196.91 Land Value: $47,000 Improved %: 76% Tax Area: 2218 Improvement Value: $149,500 Tax Year: 2009 Tax Exemption: Total Taxable Value: Depending on what strategy I use to acquire the property will decide my exit strategy as far as financing.

I pack heat for promotional purposes:http://www.youtube.com/watch?

The property is a 3 unit. each unit is rented for $900 a month which = ~$2700 of rent money, with tenants paying the utilities(Heat/AC etc.)

To get the most efficiency and comfort out of your HVAC system, it should be sized according to your heating and cooling loads.