And then there's reasons not to....Reduced upfront costs: Providing appliances requires a significant initial investment.Lower maintenance and repair responsibilities: If the tenant owns their own appliances, the landlord is not responsible for repairs or replacements when they break down.Less risk of property damage: Washing machines can sometimes leak or malfunction, causing water damage.

For the bathrooms, you'll need to figure out if you're keeping the original layout and will be changing out valves or if you're planning on changing out the water lines.

I guess I will test the waters with selling it and if nothing good then hold on to it for another year.. 

The problem is the waters are muddied when a negative occurs with the investment that is in no way the result of dishonesty or incompetence; it’s merely the revealing of the probability of an outcome that has been properly disclosed as a possibility - yet the unsophisticated investor begins crying Ponzi scheme, theft, incompetence and every other accusation they can think of rather than considering the possibility that they made an investor with higher risk than a money market fund. 

In addition, my water bill is extremely high, which I found out about after I moved in.

Can you pull enough fish out of the water to eat and shoot enough deer or bear to eat if the road to Anchorage becomes impassible?

If your water bill suddenly spikes, a hidden leak is likely the cause.

AZ MLS listings are frozen and there are plenty of examples of new listings now under water from a 2022-2024 purchase price.

I was excited the city was there working on some water taps... turns out they did not bring any water meters... 

Sewer line repair plus forced added second water line for duplex?