Commercial machines also usually have a way to adjust the heat they use, this may also be a solution by raising the temperature.

It's ok to analyze properties and not make an offer because the numbers are too far off, you can also ask agents if your expectations are realistic, if they are then great you will probably find a property that works for you; if not you may have to adjust your expectations or you will likely have a more difficult time getting sellers to accept an offer.

Old metal lines are usually so packed with corrosion that your water barley flows.I probably would not purchase as a rental but definatly as a flip assuming price adjustment to reflect costs.

For example, I just open up the 'craftsman house lighting' cart, adjust the quantities of the items that are saved in there, and click order.Is there a way to do that?

And they'll take a lesser matched comp in the same subdivision then a more exact comp in a different subdivision.Once you do that, add for adjustments like bathrooms (3k for a half bath or 5k for a full) or basements (7500 for unfinished, 10k to 15k for finished depending on bedroom or bathrooms in basement), garages (1car versus 2car, etc).That should give you a good idea of where the appraisal should come in at.

Hopefully they are open to make adjustments if it is low

You may be able to gauge how they react so you can adjust it before you spend a couple hundred bucks mailing out to the masses.

I guess i can adjust later.  

Either way you can adjust accordingly).

I think that the increased vacancy rate seen after 2007 was because the real estate investors who owned the rentals weren't educated enough and/or didn't have enough foresight to see that their rents wouldn't cover the mortgage payments after the adjustable rates kicked in.