Roof and attic insulation are key factors in controlling the heat load.Commercial HVAC sizing is based on that plus the addition of heat from air supplied from the outside to replace "stale" air indoors - local ordinances often require specified amounts of air replacement - in an occupied space and also from the number and activity of individuals expected to occupy that space.

If supplying a washer/dryer is pretty standard in your area (seems like it is in many TX markets, but not mine in CA) then I would add it, but make sure the rent reflects it.No furnishings supplied unless its a STR

Median Price: $678,500, +6.02% Yoy.Closed Sales: 4,216, -11.89% Yoy.YTD Closed Sales: 21,325, +1.38% Yoy.12 Month Closed Sales: 38,118, -8.70 Yoy.Inventory: 6,035, +31.62% Yoy.YTD inventory: 33,454, -1.59% Yoy.New Listings: 4,349, +10.77% Yoy.YTD New Listings: 29,789, +8.16% Yoy.Months Supply: 1.8, +38.46% Yoy.Cumulative Days on Market: 29, +3.57% Yoy.Existing Home Inventory as a Percent of Households: 0.22%.

This supply constraint, coupled with steady demand, is expected to drive rent growth in the coming months.Capital Markets and Valuations: U.S. multifamily transaction volumes reached $38 billion in Q2, signaling a thaw in capital markets.

Plenty of areas of FL have seen record levels of new supply hit the market which has impacted rental rates, either making it flat for the past 1-2 years or even dropping some.

Rents will gradually increase as some landlords exit the market with high end condos seeing less rent increases due to excess supply from new construction.  

As far as you supplying the equipment and just having someone install it .

On the flip side, if there is a small supply of housing and high demand then you've found a great spot.3.

@Scott Parker   well you can do it the old fashion way.. my e mail is in my tag line at the bottom of the posts.. send me an e mail if you like..

I do not see how this could be taxable income to me as I am not a party to their transactionWith the HUD scenario I listed above, HUD offered up to 3% and I decided I wanted 0%Lets say I am a distributor for a restaurant supply company.