@Matthew Paul I'll see your "middle aged tenant" and raise you two college students who call in January to complain their {electric} heating bill was over $400.00 for the month.

I am most concerned about the issue of constant humidity as cannot control power outage or heating system failure.

Paying for heat and water makes this no deal for me.

I guess I am a bit worried because I had some pass experiences, but with different scenerios.One property I purchased in Miami in 2005, I got a water sewer bill which the utility company insisted I pay off or else they won't start my new service request.

Shame on me for not increasing their rent as the rental market heated up.

· Electrician · HVAC (heat and air) · Plumbing · Carpet · Paint · Roofing What you do whenever you look at a new property, or start a due diligence process after getting an offer accepted, is to contact your team of contractors.

Remove heat vents and shove the vacuum hose in the ducts as far as you can.

I've been working on a business and marketing plan and I'm just about ready to get going.The housing market around here is really heating up.

Drop ceiling, lighting, sheetrock, resurfacing the floor, commercial style doors, better heating system, ect and leave the rest up to the renter.

But I overkilled the ceilings with 5/8 drywall & much stronger joint compound.Given the interesting open concept & 3 floors of active living space now would be the time to give serious consideration to the zoning of the furnace & a/c to ensure BALANCED heat/cooling.