First Home - Hot Water Heating

[Andrew Tuquilar]

Hey guys,

I'm in the process of buying my first ever home. My plan is to buy a cosmetically distressed property and fix it up while I live in it. After about 2 years, I plan on either renting it out for cash flow or selling it, depending on how the market is then.

I'm currently looking at a property that I really like. One concern I have is that it has a hot water baseboard heating system compared to forced air. It does however have central air conditioning system. In my opinion, I would rather have forced air. The baseboard heaters take up floor space and I'm not a huge fan of the looks either.

What are your guys opinion on baseboard hot water heating? How much work and $ would it be to install a furnace since it already has vents and ducts for the air conditioning?