This allows your tenants access to the sale in case of really bad weather.

This is what one company's tune up entails:Spring AC tune up:Indoor Unit*Blower Motor *Amp Draw *Bearings *Blower Wheel Balanced *Control Board *Operating Properly *Incoming Voltage*Connections *Low Voltage *Electrical Connections *Change/Clean Filter *Capacitor *Thermostat *Check Operations *Outdoor Unit*Compressor*Amp Draw*Condenser Fan Motor*Amp Draw*Bearings*Capacitor*Electrical Connections*Clean Condenser Coil(water)*Check Refrigerant Levels*Check Contactor *Relays Operation*Check Operations*Clear Condensation Lines*Furnace:Fall Maintenance Checklist*Replace Filter*Electrical Connections*Check Thermostat*Verify Blower Condition*Check Control Operations*Check Control Board*Check Capacitor(s)*Amps of motor operations* Check Relays*Heat Exchanger Condition*Burner Condition* Remove and clean flame sensor* Inspect Blower Wheel*Inspect and check ignition operations* Check ALL safety operations* Verify a good clean burning flame*Are these pretty standard work supposed to happen for tune ups? 

My electric bill is down currently from when I first bought it but thats winter vs 90 degree A/C weather.2.

If you have cash flow and reserves, you can weather a storm for a few years. 

I like college football, getting outdoors, and listening to/playing hard rock.

Go in with a healthy reserve that allows you to weather the unexpected.Invest with long term, fixed rate debt.

Seems like you have a decent property that can give you some headaches due to tenants but that you have enough equity and cash flow in to weather most market fluctuations. 

Particularly with the weather getting colder and colder here in PA we need to make sure we are regularly checking heat to make sure it is at a minimum to not shoot up costs but high enough not to let the pipes freeze.

We have some bad weather coming and we have only one generator between five single family homes we own.

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