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Do nicer finishes decrease turn over rate?
13 March 2019 | 55 replies
The local water/power company had a program to install Nest thermostats for free (also included servicing the HVAC, free Freon, filters, etc).
Ashlyn B.
All electric house?? Will bills be too pricy?
9 January 2022 | 15 replies
I am selling one electrically heated unit this summer, and in another I have increased the insulation and put programmable baseboard thermostats in an effort to mitigate bills for tenants.
Antonio Bodley
Fastest way to make money immediately
22 December 2015 | 102 replies
I know what its like to be struggling for survival... to cut cable, home phone and internet, have to go to the library for internet access, live on cheap bread, tuna and peanut butter, keep thermostat at 55 in the winter to save fuel, cutting copper out of an old schoolhouse to buy gas to get to work, buying clothe at salvation army.
Brian Armstrong
Need hvac guy - furnace is out!!! San Francisco
23 August 2015 | 2 replies
The thermostat seems to be working and the furnace fan seems to turn on, but I don't hear the flame light and after a bit the fan just turns off.
Josh Autery
Tenant Education
18 September 2021 | 16 replies
I clip all of the appliance and thermostat manuals together and leave them with the book.One thing I still want to do is make up a list of "House Rules", a list that clearly defines some of the main tenant requirements from the lease, but in a summarized, easy-to-read format.
Zachary Gwin
Share Your Success! Pics, Flips, and $$$
17 September 2020 | 502 replies
The tenants we accepted continue to pay rent online through cozy.co .The tenants that we chose have been great so far, the only complaints really being the heat situation, since there is only one thermostat(I use a nest thermostat, which I can control max and min temps) bottom tenant likes it really hot, and upstairs not so much.
John Casmon
Technology Package for Older Apartments?
3 September 2018 | 12 replies
This would primarily be smart thermostats and light switches.
Jeremy Chaser
Found a rental property I like, but utilities aren't separate.
20 April 2017 | 13 replies
You can research prior utility bills for the building and get an idea of utility costs, factor a % overage and include this in base rent. the cost for electric baseboard type of heat is probably going to required a electric panel upgrade.In my building the apartments had their own thermostats. we bypassed the thermostats, put the boiler on a separate thermostat that was in basement and controlled the heat at a set temp. this area was locked and only mgmt had access to that, the boiler also had an aqua-stat it's a temp probe that helped with the heat system..
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Are brick houses a good option for flipping/renting?
25 July 2018 | 3 replies
I can personally attest to that as I've replaced 2 HVAC systems and an Expensive Thermostat in another in recent months proving you need a CapEx fund or reserves.
Tim Schroeder
The Ultimate STR App/Service/Website thread - What are your favs?
10 April 2018 | 16 replies
The best Wi-Fi Thermostat?