So we bought it and now we have a hostile tenant using everything in the book to be threating and manipulating my father in law. 

I had property in Tempe and Gilbert and both saw huge appreciation gains for the last year alone, so much so that I recently sold my Tempe rental and plan to scale up to some small MFHs out of state.

The exact wording in my email to my tenant:"If you're unable to get it down to a more comfortable temp, I'll be happy to have someone come out to take a look at it, in which case I'd ask that you please try contacting [HVAC repair person] from [name of HVAC company]: [phone #]."

Will they have their own HVAC system or be able to control the temp?

Turn washer spin speed up to the highest setting because they're unlikely to change it..5 GPM aerator on bathroom faucets1.25 GPM aerator on kitchen faucet1.25 GPM showerhead1.28 gp-flush toilets--I'm only replacing them because they're the horrific 90s toilets that clog CONSTANTLY, as the water savings will literally never pay offNew tub spout diverters because the current ones leak around the edges badlyY-splitter on top load washing machine to connect the washer only to the cold supply (it's not a high-efficiency, so it cleans well at any temperature) Smart thermostat with 74 degrees minimum cooling temp and 71 degrees maximum heating temp until 10 pm, dropping to 68 degrees until 6am Alarms on doors and windows that alert me if either is left open while the heat or AC is onNew windows, because the current ones are single panes in need of heavy maintenance and are already causing problemsPossibly solar screens on two of the windows that get the most light, particularly a west-facing one

I suspect there might be some issues in the appraisal industry with this manipulation of the markets by insiders ??

In my previous county the winter temps meant that county code required an extra supplemental source of heat (electric whatever or a wood stove) as the heat pumps wouldn't heat a room under a certain temp.

but, I personally find it unsatisfying and frustrating to have someone start a thread about them investing in RE syndication and asking other investors experience only to find that they have started the same exact thread many times in the past AND  after my exposure to their post....and then to top it off they are not even really investors, nor are they really going at the topic from an investor mindset, but, rather have a purely 100% ulterior motive of promoting their own syndication....AND to add injury to insult, they are really horrible garbage investments.My opinion of most accredited investors, is that trust is a key component for them, when investing in Syndication. if the networking technique is disingenuous, it just comes off as corny-time-share-tactics-manipulative base level conduct that is unappealing, untrustworthy and wastes time.I will say that all your points of essentially "caveat emptor" regarding ones own filter for things anywhere on the internet(including BP)are true, but, the benefit of micro-social media- climates like Bigger Pockets is that you get the benefit of other like minded, maybe even I dare say "smarter than me" individuals, weeding out what is the inevitable dissent into Craiglistification of said micro climate...meaning that eventually if all the post, or some critical mass of the posts, become of the aforementioned disingenuous type, the benefits of the this type of forum become less evident or more cumbersome and timely to get value from, and maybe even have negative return on time-equity.....IMHO

KNOW the area and the neighborhoods that best line up.Don't be a dirtbag to try to manipulate a sale.

She had issues though this month (Jan) due to the subzero temps.