If you were in a cold climate, you could probably wait without concern for ongoing lunching of your property. 

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require additional, on-going effort to maintain. 

Welcome - please jump in and participate in the ongoing discussions. 

It will take 1.5-2 years to recover the actual cost but less once I consider tax deductions and that will be an ongoing process I believe as I think the physical mechanical heaters will be deducted over the course of some years while the labor will be deducted in 2023 & 2024.

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require additional, on-going effort to maintain. 

Account for not just the purchase price, but also ongoing expenses, property management fees, and potential vacancies.

The ongoing struggle between individual property rights and public good. 

We used to accept them in the past, but we saw the same problem over and over again: Tenants would move in using someone else's money and then be unable to afford the ongoing rent.My policy, and I think the best practice for all landlords, is to require the tenant to qualify on their own.

We plan on going out in the next couple of weeks, but want to secure the property in the meantime. 

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require additional, on-going effort to maintain.