What I am seeing is a lot more rehabs that are just carpet and paint and flippers leaving in old windows, heating systems which are on their last life. 

The cap rates are are out the window. 2-families are selling for $650,000 so I think we’re just playing in different sand boxes. 


I would be inclined to give some goodwill and let this time slide, but not again, and if it happens again soon, consider looking for another tenant.  

I do have the ability to assign a working window to the codes but that process is slow in the Vera controller.

Some landlords tried including electric, gas, cable, internet with the rent to the students... students loved it, landlords got clobbered, because students were now leaving all the lights on, their windows open in the winter with the heat on, etc and the electric/gas bills skyrocketed which now the landlord was paying.  

The 15 day before auction window within which the big banks must review the package and can stop the foreclosure, if approved, has already passed.

The frame on one of my windows (upper duplex) is completely rotted - thinking it needs to be replaced.

It has been accomplished in Europe, but materials (Passivhaus certified windows, ERVs, etc.) and expertise (and experienced workforce) are more readily available in Europe.While we have Canadian window manufactures who produce products meeting Passivhaus standards, volumes are low (only a handful of Passivhaus builds occur in Canada each year) and, correspondingly, prices are high.  

The key was the 60 day rollover time and getting the property financed within that window.

If anything we can call this practice : )Property is a side by side all brick duplex, newer windows and roof.  2bed1bath 800 sq ft separate basements and all utilities are in the tenant's name.