@George GammonI’m not sure about the current price of oil, but oil imports have been steadily declining since 2005 as Japan began transitioning to renewable energy.

We have bright spots like the tax increment district called "Montana Connections" out by Rocker that is constantly growing, Northwestern Energy's beautiful new building in the heart of Uptown, and the ever increasing enrollment at MT Tech.

So is it typical for all utilities to be covered by tenant, even for shared common areas (elec for hallway lights) in San Antonio?   

I would put 95% of your energy into door knocking.

I actually picked up a tip on how to guestimate repair costs from a bigger pockets video.........Off top every house needs 5k worth of work.......then $10/sq ft for light rehab......$15/sq ft for medium rehab......$20/sq ft for full rehab.....

In the middle of a light rehab now, and just signed a tenant this weekend!

to the best of my knowledge it is public records in New Jersey however you can not file a OPRA to get it and neither can you get it by going down in person to the court house, if anyone can shed some light on this topic that would be a great help.ThanksDavid@Steve Uhlig 

Can anyone shed light on this process with in Trenton or Surrounding Areas? 

For helocs and refis appraisers tend to play it very conservative but I would still declutter, lightly stage, turn on all the lights, etc so the apartment shows at it's best.

You wouldn't be waiting that long anyways if you have to renovate the property, anyway.. unless it's a very light job.