They are energy efficient and again, you don't need to heat or cool the whole house.I have been looking at them for awhile now to put into a fourplex I own downtown and we use them in our offices where I work.There are always discounts and show specials if you check out the home shows either at Cal Expo or the convention center. 

Love your energy.

It was a very rewarding profession but I started to burn out and wanted a fresh start at something different.

There is the same challenge if you were 3 or 4 hrs (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Hampton Roads or any other multitude of locations) the investment of time and energy is extensive to get to a remote location, even geographically close like Richmond because of our traffic, regularly.  

Ben, I do hope you will visit the new regulatory issues we are now under and understand that things have changed, if you read my post above and went to those links, you could seer the issues.You can now burn your guru books, and a dealer, investor, operator now getting into these crediting matters conducting business will be in violation of federal law.

I think it's best to spend my time and energy finding new tenants instead of chasing old deadbeat ones.

Heat pumps also act as central air in the summer months.The Mitsubishi H2i ductless mini split heat pumps heat down to -15 and no backup source of heat is needed and is more efficient then even a high efficiency gas furnace, which is ridiculous.... but they are very expensive.IMHO,Gas heat is the cheapest when balancing up front installation cost and long term utility costWe are talking a $22.50 difference between gas or electric per 1,000,000 BTUs burned.

From an actionable point of view, if you plan on investing as a sole-proprietor, it's better to put all of your time and energy into finding and getting into your first deal, rather than setting up an LLC.

After several years of representing buyers and sellers in California, I decided to focus all of my energy and experience toward investing.  

Same with those that get RE sales licenses one out of ten about make it a lifelong career.. but if you are one of the one's that makes it  can be rewarding. but its a lot of work a lot of rejection ( which burns out most folks quickly)...Although I understand that many are just looking to learn how to invest and have no interest in quitting their day jobs and they should not...