It is a method of calculating residents utility bill based on a combination of factors such as occupancy, apartment square footage, and number of beds.  

@Larry FlanaganMoreover, you cannot get compensated by the IRA for performing managerial functions.

Everything is functional but the bathrooms, kitchen, doors, closets are outdated. 

Housing prices, and rents, are a function of wages.  

Is it some functional upgrade / preventive maintenance?

As Matt pointed out, Keene is not always the best area, and largely relies on the university to function effectively as a town.I'd look as close as possible to the actual campus.

The materials matter less than the design and the functionality in Real Estate.It will be interesting to see what you can do!

@Zahrah McFadgen to make the "mention" function work properly, you need to type the "@" and then "?"

Shari Posey - You may want to consider using private money combined with your down payment to acquire a property in cash, then refi into a conventional loan.

I've got pretty good procedures in place to handle my businesses and investments but you're right that this is just another function of automation and there is plenty of good tools for that out there.