About the rental unit: basement studio (class C neighborhood, funky entry through the garage but sweet outdoor space and lots of light so not a total dive).

We absolutely love Fort Collins as a smaller city with huge amenities (easy outdoors access, great infrastructure, thriving Old Town district, college town, hopping music scene, etc.).

Run it for a few months, then have the tech swap the connections back to the old furnace and remove the new one.There is also a type of furnace called a "packaged unit", that is designed to live outdoors. 

I've looked up the RCW's regarding right of entry but I can't find specific rules about coming onto the property to do outdoor maintenance.

My three buildings in MN are managed with a no tolerance for smoking anything (even e-cigs) on the entire grounds (outdoors included) policy.  

I love to do anything active and outdoors.

Having something in writing is always a good idea, especially outlining what is and isn't shared (e.g. common space, garage, outdoor space) with others.  

I've done some outside projects before but I'm looking to tackle bigger projects and need more precision.  I saw a youtube video about the following level and it's exactly what I want but I don't want to spend that mu...

In those situations, you can buy thermostats where you have a master code and you can set a floor temperature and a ceiling or min and max temperature for tenants.

They don't need jobs and they actually see moving to Asheville as a downgrade/better deal then where they are moving from.Asheville has a really good art scene, excellent food options and plenty of outdoor activities.