i would connect the two so that it turns on when the light is turned on, if separate chances are they are not using it.as far as the bedrooms, i don't know the construction out there, but i'm guessing the walls are not that well insulated and with the a/c inside and hot humid outside, that can cause this if not broken by a well insulated wall. this is a major health problem inside and needs to be addressed, see if there are any energy co. out there that will test the insulating value in the house where they install a fan at the door and check the house for leaks and insulation value.

I tend to acquire multifamily property in markets with a compelling growth story (of course the future is uncertain but it pays to begin in the right direction), improve the property to bump the income in the front side of the investment, then monitor for the optimal exit point.  

I am going to self manage & I have a couple other quick questions :I would like to set up for my tenants to only be able to pay their rent online, which website do you recommend for easy of use, efficiency for tax reporting & is the best for the cost of use? 

Scenario - Purchase a building for $70,000Initial improvements $25,000New value $145,000Refinance at 75% of $145,000 = $108,750 mortgageThe problem that I am running into is that I am showing an long term asset value of $70,000 + $25,000 = $95,000 but an offsetting long term liability value of $108,750.  

I'm not sure what capital improvements you can make for $8,400 a year.

I've read some of the forums and blog posts, and everyone's examples always seem to be slightly different than mine and I want to make sure I approach this correctly.Under SHST, can I expense the cost of an improvement (in this case, a new water heater) fully in the year it's placed into service? 

It indicates to me that the applicant has a history of making late payments or stiffing a creditor.If the property is not generating a lot of applications, I would definitely have the applicant address the 600 credit score, review credit reports to what has been going on and see if there has been any improvement in payment pattern.

I am going to self manage & I have a couple other quick questions :I would like to set up for my tenants to only be able to pay their rent online, which website do you recommend for easy of use, efficiency for tax reporting & is the best for the cost of use?

@Kenneth Garrett My understanding is you'd have to subject yourself to the laws as a reseller of energy like the companies that constantly call and knock on our doors claiming to be sent by ComEd to lower our bills.

Transaction coordinator.. if your highly efficient this is an excellent position for west coast folks my wife pays 400.00 a file to her transaction coordinator and will do 30 deals a year.. so that's 12k from ONE realtor most coordinators once they get a rep will have 10 to 20 agents.. easy to make 100k or better your not going to do that wholesaling on the west coast starting out.3.