I agree with J Scott and also would suggest since youa re not under the gun to replace maybe get some quotes in the summer time off season and maybe you can get a good buy from a HVAC company who may be slower.

As it turned out it was extremely hot in Memphis this summer and the Compressor on one of the units worked but it turned out to be too small so I had to go up 1 ton.

The summers can be a bit rough but hey, come winter time...I can wear a t-shirt still.

Which I think is really high, but I found out that in our area the concrete guys gouge in the spring/ early summer since everyone wants stuff done.

I'll go high & say $500. but here's the thing, aren't your tenants going to be gone in the summer?

It is a military town that has an influx of activity during the summer when the military generally PCS's everyone and then the rest of the year which is steady but not over powering.

We made an offer this summer but the seller was unrealistic as to value so waited and he finally came down to our price when the election showed he was going to have to pay a lot more in taxes if he sold in 2013.

Some will go cold turkey, and summer for a few years before getting to the 2x or more of your prior salary benchmark, but ideally i would recommend people make the switch under these condditions...

In the hour and humid Indiana summers it was like a mold incubator.

It made it through the summer, and I'm knocking on wood to get another year out of it.I agree with Jay, too...it drives down the price.