From the prices I have seen, you could do quite well that way- they are getting the price of a one bedroom apartment for a bedroom + shared kitchen and bath. 

We finally upgraded our own kitchen to be as nice as some of our rentals!

Is the kitchen just as "unique" in terms of the color combinations used there?  

Heat treatments are extremely expensive (due to the equipment needed) and most times not required.

First floor has an enclosed porch, living room, fourth bedroom, dining room, eat-in kitchen, and powder room.

For example, avoiding kitchen service cuts down on a lot of variable operational costs.  

I love a fan in the kitchen, takes the edge off the heat. 

-  "Because they tell you they own 15 units all with new granite countertops + new fridges in the kitchens, but their personal kitchen has 30 year old countertops and a 1960s lime green fridge."). 

I need some simple engineering also done for a wall of pano doors on the back wall of glass to backyard and a partial wall removal from kitchen to living room. 

Copper piping connects the indoor equipment to an outdoor condensing unit.