Everyone,

Thanks a ton for all of your advice. Luckily I asked you guys about this so soon, since I probably won't need to do this until at least next summer.

I've been thinking about going for a central air unit with a fairly high SEER rating. Alliant Energy actually gives really good rebates. I'm not sure how much more a SEER 21 costs over a SEER 13, but Alliant's rebate for a SEER 21 is like $800. From what I understand, the higher the SEER number, the more energy efficient the unit is.

I imagine SEER 21 would be overload for a condo, but just for comparison sake.

Anyways, I'm going to get started on this soon guys. I believe I will get a quote from all of the parties mentioned in this threat and from the PM that was sent to me also. Thanks again for all your help.