In addition, these new furnaces are direct vented (they do not take combustion air from the conditioned space) and the natural gas ones do not require a chimney (which means that big source of heat loss can be stoppered or removed).If you are paying utilities, a new furnace will pay for itself.  

We got a lot of feedback from potential tenants in that market who were looking to stay under $1000/month including most of their main utility expenses. 

Couldn't I list it myself somehow, paying a small fee, or even simply sale as a FSBO, utilizing a 2000 marketing budget or what not?

I'd bump that up to 10%  or 12% to be conservative.You'll also have to factor in utilities, since there is no way to know who is using what.Let me know if you have other questions. 

You are responsible for maintaing the clearance around your utility lines. 

Property taxes, insurance, utilities, HOA fees and loan/financing costs are some of the ones I've recently learned about.

Currently, the 2nd floor lease does not state water is to be paid by the tenant (all other utilities are paid by the tenant).

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Biggest crooks in the industry right now

Loan originators no longer must have ‘skin in the game’https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2018/03/15/loan-originators-no-longer-must-have-skin-in-the-game/When I refinanced my mortgage in the early 1990s, the industry was recovering from the appraisal inflation of the heady days leading up to the Savings and Loan Crisis of the 1980s.