I know locally there are rebates for HW heaters above 67% efficiency, furnaces above 96% efficient, programmable thermostats, pipe insulation and others but most appear to be SFH.

A couple of days later, I gave them each a sweater and suggested they stop overruling the program in the thermostat :)

If each unit is plumbed as a seperate zone controlled by their own thermostat , you may be able to measure their usage by a flow meter .

They tried to sell us a separate fce & a/c but I have a great HVAC guy & we efficiently used the existing system by splitting it with separate thermostats & solenoid run dampers to direct flow as required.

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The heat is a gas boiler with a landlord thermostat (does not go above 71 degrees).

If you have these properties in less desirable locations, in my opinion electric baseboard in each room with a thermostat for each room works best.

Originally posted by Andrew Clark:We have tried putting heaters in the bathrooms/kitchens - The tenants end up leaving them on full blast 24 hours per day regardless of whether they are home or current temperature.There are a couple idea I do like above - hot plates, utility caps (with a tenant distribution above the limit) and install furnaces (no AC).I've seen thermostats with a lock on them so only the landlord can adjust them.

The thermostat wired up in less then 15 minutes since if you have preexisting wires it goes pretty easy.

Overall, this project was a much smaller rehab than we are used to but in a little over a week we completed the following:- pressure washed the outside of the entire property- repaired and replaced damaged sections of gutters- replaced thermostat- re-wired furnace - painted exterior doors and shutters- replaced carpet in the living areas (living room, dining room, kitchen) with Allure vinyl plank flooring- steam cleaned carpet in all three bedrooms- replaced old vinyl floors in both bathrooms with ceramic tiles- repaired several areas of the walls with large holes- painted the entire house realist beige (thanks JScott)- Resurfaced the kitchen cabinets and repainted- purchased and installed all new appliances (dishwasher, stove, fridge, microwave)- replaced all switch plate and outlet covers - cleaned the house front to back and top to bottomDuring this time we had our lease agreement reviewed by our attorney and were getting other administrative and operating processes finalized to be able to rent the property.