All Forum Posts by: Daria B.

 Ok, thanks for answering.

@Ned Carey can you recommend some HVAC companies? The property is in Halethorpe (Catonsville, Arbutus) and I just need a general overall maintenance but possibly duct cleaning. Contractors are there now finishing up painting and about to do the floors. ETA back on the rental market is late April and I need to get things tidy before then.

Thanks!

Just in case anyone is interested in light bulbs, I found these two sites, in addition to Amazon and your local locals (@Mark Fries Dollar Tree/General).

https://www.lightingsupply.com/

https://www.1000bulbs.com/

There is some good info on lights that I didn't know about and can affect the light fixture, potentially I suppose, but also reduce the life of the light. Apparently, and I didn't know this, if the LED light is not "Enclosed Fixture Rated" then it should not be used in a fixture that has enclosure - but let's face it aren't all fixtures mostly enclosed in some sort of way these days.

Will have a look at Dollar General/Tree...there sure are plenty around.

Yes, the whole cordless mini blind has really thrown a wrench into my standard. If the project source were not so bad I would not think twice. I've seen the material and can imagine the reviewers when they said "cheap" and "broken at the hardware" without any great force. What makes it worse are existing project source at the window's hardware has to be changed because these will not fit into the metal bracket. Complete redesign.

@Mark Fries

Did you ever figure out the light bulb purchases? Or was that mini blinds? 

In any case, I go shopping for light bulbs and now see the "used to be" efficient is no longer efficient but this newer LED bulb is and the older style I was buying is no longer available in the quantities because they are pushing this new LED. 

And mini blinds, both of these at Lowes and a change out on merchandise. 

The Project Source mini blinds I am going to buy and will see just what they are worth. Everyone is going cordless so not many options. I did read a few reviews and people are saying they are poor in workmanship because the hardware ( that I also saw in-store ) is no longer metal but a harder plastic that broke when the person used the blind. With the older Project Source the issue I had was tenants messing up the blind so I just bought another in it's place and kept the hardware in place.

Let me know what you found for either, I am in search of bulbs mostly since I didn't think there is much of a choice in mini blinds - at least for low cost.

Thanks!

 Hi Eric,

I inquired about the HVAC resource but we never managed to connect. Can you please inbox me with some reliable resources you have found in the Baltimore/Catonsville area? My rental property is in Halethorpe and I need to get it serviced and possible duct cleaning.

Thank You!

 It's 4 years later but as with most things in this forum it takes that long or longer to get around to all the interesting posts.

I downloaded your spreadsheet and have not completely looked it over but I like the concept. Though I think using it directly with a first purchase and so on in order to accurately put in the tracking. Otherwise, it would be going back and looking at the loan docs, if not cash, to get the information to plug in the values. If the property is paid off now but did have a loan over so many years, how would that be entered?

Can anyone recommend a reliable HVAC company to service (check out system) and possibly do duct cleaning?

My contractor said he would ask the company he deals with but I recently found out his resource is not available.

I searched Angie's List but there are so many that I thought I would try to get a recommendation from an establish actually-used company from an investor.

I will still search Angie's List to see if anything pops

Thanks!

thanks for letting me know @Alexander Biniam

 Alexander-

Who did you get for your HVAC? My property is in Halethorpe and I too am in need of a HVAC company to get the unit serviced and possibly clean ducts.

So far I have not found been able to narrow down a company. Also waiting for a recommendation that has yet to surface.

Thanks!