Driving these levels up were a limited supply of available homes with high demand to own.

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.

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. 

They moved out with out paying rent, and left a house full of furniture.

They moved out with out paying rent, and left a house full of furniture.