The Radio Utility Billing System seems really affordable and logical but I can't find a company to do this for such a small unit size.

The general consensus was that for a 3/2 or 4/2 SFR home, 8k was fairly common while anything pushing 15-20k was not very common.The house I was interested in had a bid for 7500 but also 18k, so I'd be curious where the difference was.  

You've got the big ones but sometimes I'll also adjust utilities or r&m if I think capital improvements completed as part of the transaction will impact those figures.

HELOC or Cash-Out Refinance would be the two most common ways to access that equity.

What I found was most common is that banks are waiting to ensure a clean deed before they list them for sale. 

Our Denver 1/1 is an all-utilities-included unit because there's a single meter on our duplex. 

Once you have those in you can take their maintenance, utilities, etc. and adjust them a few different ways to look at how those scenarios impact NOI.

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Sounds like your AC unit is doing its job and an upgraded one probably wouldn't change things other than reducing the utility bills.

Air conditioning shall utilize mini-split based   systems with at least 18,000 BTU for 700sq. ft. apartment.