Energy Efficient Investment properties

[Zulf H.]

Hi BP Members:

I always read about how you can make your home energy efficient . I am curious to see if any investors have done similar energy efficient upgrades to their multi unit bldgs. or commercial building.

Portion of my real estate portfolio consists of buildings that have ( 3- 9 units). I wanted to see what are energy efficient upgrades to these types of buildings.

Thanks.

[Richard Sherman]

Get on the Energy Trust website for your state and see what incentives are.  We have done lighting swap outs (both inside and exterior area lighting) for LED, insulation, sink aerators and low flow toilet and showers.  I just posted earlier today about changing out 3 faulty toilets on a 32 unit building we just bought in August and saving 160,000 gallons of water PER month and over $1000 PER month!

Also in process with quotes for new windows on that same 32 unit building!