Houston September Housing Stats are out:  http://www.har.com/content/newsroomHighlights are: Single-family home sales rose 3.5 percent compared to September 2014;Total property sales were up 2.2 percent (8,024 units);Total dollar volume increased 3.8 percent to $2.1 billion;At $270,901, the single-family home average price reached a record high for a September;At $208,000, the single-family home median price also achieved a record September high;Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 3.5-months supply versus 2.9 months a year earlier.

Athens is an interesting town that has a constant new supply of residents.

So how is it that many of these states, particularly the southern ones, are seeing solid appreciation despite a potentially large supply of cheap inventory in the pipeline?

Of course you would still need to supply some data manually, such as estimated repair costs, utilities, etc.

It is in my lease that tenant must replace filters and batteries in smoke alarms.  

They finally had to have an attendant on duty as most would smoke while pumping regardless of large no smoking signs & a recent fire that did not prevail upon their intelligence.

I can see removing gas supplies in bedrooms since they're obsolete, but I wouldn't absorb that expense on a "what if" when it's common practice to use gas for cooking. 

I think supply just needs to catch up with demand. 

New kitchen- supply, garbage disposal and dish washer. 4.

working around peoples prized possessions is anything but fun and will cost you a lot more. trust me ...you do not want to live in a rehab ...your lungs were not supplied with filters you change every so often...