Best wishes and continued success, happy Holidays as well

Maybe it will come together, but while I'm excited, I'm not in a hurry and don't really want to sit on something over the winter.

Oddly enough my wife and I recently talked about going over to Naples (and Key West) sometime this Fall/Winter.

As far as the contaminants, this lady hasn't done anything so I'd have to get my home inspection to pull out any of those issues.I've got the expenses from our local utility companies (average for past 12 months).Gas & Electric - $250Water - $678Insurance - $250 (this was an estimate from other 4 fam around this age I used)Maintenance - $41 ($125/unit for year )Landscaping - $25 (this is really just snow removal of garage area during winter and my cost of fuel for cutting grass in summer)Taxes - $317 (from county assessor)Approximate Exp - $1,261Income (with 10% Vacancy) - $1,777.5 (I put the vacant one rented at $525)Thats an NOI of only $517.50/month.Looks like I may need to keep on walking from this one.

The building is already grandfathered in.The tenants #1 complaint is the HVAC in the summer and winters.

Steve MightIf your eaves troughs are constantly overflowing, check the following:a) Are the troughs and downspouts clear of leaves and other debris {If you do not have a "leaf guard" / debris screen over the top opening of your eaves trough, now may be the time to add one};b) Are the troughs properly sloped towards the downspouts {with ages and winter damage, the often sag in the middle, so the water does not flow to the downspout};c) Are the troughs the correct size ... based on roof size and rainfall events {which are becoming more extreme}, perhaps your troughs and downspouts are simply being overrun and you should be increasing the size to 5 or 6";d) Are the troughs correctly mounted under drip edge of your roof ... it is not uncommon to see the edge of the roofing extend 50% or more of the way across the eaves trough - this will increase the likelihood of overrun;e) Do the downspouts drain to the drain tile or sewer line {this once common practice should be avoided for multiple reasons};f) Do the downspouts divert the water away from the foundation {this is unrelated to the troughs being overrun, but will be a cause of damage}.

Lots of people really like not having to worry about a high gas bill in the winter.

I'm currently an hvac contractor in Austin area, which can make winters a little harder to profit since they don't exist around here, so smoothing out hills and valleys is also another goal to real estate investing.

I know it's a holiday weekend :)

If the furnace is gas, then you run the risk of burst pipes in the winter (obviously not an issue at the moment, but it will be in 4-5 months).