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5 January 2017 | 13 replies
If it produces more energy than it consumes then the building is Net positive - though Net Zero is too frequently used as a blanket term to cover both these cases.Ironically, Net Zero does not automatically imply higher energy efficiency - there are several examples of commercial buildings with large expanses of flat roofs (i.e. warehouse) which are net positive, despite the building itself being horribly inefficient.Building standards in North America are woefully outdated on matters of energy efficiency.
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12 August 2016 | 10 replies
This alone set us back about 6 weeks worth of weekends just getting rid of this, only to find out that the plaster was in horrible shape behind it. 3.
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16 August 2016 | 45 replies
It will be passed on to renters, hurting the exact people you are claiming need help.As far as mutual funds, they are a horrible investment.
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4 January 2018 | 10 replies
When I do, it's always been a warning sign of a horrible tenant.
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16 August 2016 | 9 replies
Now I'm on the road to learning as much as I can and turn this horrible experience to a good one.
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17 August 2016 | 17 replies
Like I said, I am ready to step up from the sidelines and get in the game but I don't want to make a horrible decision.
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24 November 2016 | 52 replies
We just purchased a 78 unit property in the DFW area that had horrible management, tons of deferred maintenance, and 25 vacant units..... hope I don't regret it!
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30 December 2020 | 15 replies
And we can agree the second one would be a horrible investment as it’s rented at less than 1% of current value ($875 rent on $130k is less than 0.7%.
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20 August 2016 | 7 replies
It's not a great property, but not an horrible one either.
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21 August 2016 | 9 replies
As a side note, Deleware is a horrible place to inc unless your a large corporate interest, large enough to rival a publicly traded co., Deleware is amazing and designed for those entities.