Greening up rentals

[Ashley Haas]

I have some properties and I was thinking about ways to go green with them and in turn reduce the utility bills for the tenants. Would renters be interested in living in a property that was more energy efficient, water efficient and better insulated? Thanks for your comments.

[Diane Menke]

All my renters ask me at the showing how efficient the house is. They ask with questions like "what are the gas bills?" and similar, since all my tenants pay their own utilities.

I point out the water saving toilets, efficient radiators and row house configuration, the energy efficient windows and light bulbs. I show then the digital thermostat they can program.

Worst gas bill last winter was about $200 for a 2200 sf house.

Yep its worth it. Green is a selling point for us, even in a 100 year old house.

Diane Menke