Also, (might catch a little bit of heat for this) since stumbling upon Rich Dad Poor Dad, my mentality and future goals have completely changed.

Had a lot of perspective tenants turn away due to house not having natural gas but having water heater and central heat ran from propane .

Everything within the house (appliances, floors, walls, roof, heating, etc) is in decent shape, nothing glaring that needs immediate attention.  

When I buy a unit, I generally rehab all of the major stuff - roof, plumbing, bathrooms, electrical, heat & air, etc - whatever needs to be done to be brought to good, current condition.

Heat and A/C. 

Rich LeClaire, LeClaire Heating & Air Conditioning.

It was a FSBO on a nice little street right next to downtown and a beautiful Adirondack bike path. 2 car garage/  fenced in yard/ forced heating/ and W.D. hookup s in both units.

Let's just deal with mutual obligations.You expect the tenant to pay rent and pay on timeBy renting the unit, you implicitly promised to provide a 'habitable space'In Calif, this means you WILL have hot water, heat, bathroom and a roof that does not leak. 

This is the biggest area where a house will lose/gain heat/cold pending the season and make your hvac system work harder. 

like some friends I have say "Its Party Heat in here!