Nat'l Assn of Realtors ranked Burlington as the #2 hottest market in the country (based on supply/demand, days on market).

@Marc PossoffYou can typically get their product at most suppliers such as c&r supply and a&p kitchen Philadelphia.

@Jeff QuinlanYour issue will be labor unless you use a refacing company the supplies both materials and installation.

I find that with 8 properties, showing vacant units and occasionally repairing issues and shuttling 2 kids to school, sports, and piano, it's still very manageable.My opinion is every landlord should manage at least their first property themselves. 

The cost for the electricity to run the furnace, it is an oil furnace, but electricity kicks it on, and to supply the hot water to my side of the duplex is $15 a month during the winter and about $5 a month when the heat doesn’t run.

I actually would consider that bordering on normal wear and tear and wouldn’t even charge a tenant for repairing it because I could fix it in a few minutes for a couple dollars worth of supplies. 

It is a simple calculation of supply and demand.

I'd recommend looking at a few 1-2 page contracts you can find at your local office supply store (yes, they have all kinds of legal contracts), and then talking to a good title company or closing attorney in your area (depending on the state, you will either close at title or with an attorney) and ask all kinds of questions about the contract you chose. 

The supply is tight still regardless of what anyone says due to net migration into the city.

The reply I got was they don't Supply 1099 to their owners and never have.