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7 February 2019 | 1 reply
Things that increase or decrease your rent are things that cause the utilities to go up or down, such as size, number of shared walls, utilities, appliances, type of heat, any energy efficiency features, etc.
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9 February 2019 | 17 replies
@Christopher Munn No reason to wait-it is heat and you need it now-right?
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8 February 2019 | 5 replies
The listing says "separate electric," but there's a gas hook up and forced air heat is noted.
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2 March 2019 | 152 replies
A few minor more tactical points - is the duplex metered where you can even make each tenant pay for water, electric, heat?
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7 February 2019 | 4 replies
I have tenants who crank up the heat in the winter while their windows are open.
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8 February 2019 | 20 replies
They're no more dangerous than any other heating source as long as the tenant uses/maintains it properly.
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9 March 2021 | 7 replies
My thought process for not including the major and minor repair savings, is because ideally I have already replaced all of the major long life common home expenses (roof, appliances, heating and air, etc).
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7 February 2019 | 0 replies
Just to get the heat, water, gas and electric back on can have a lot of unknowns involved.
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22 May 2019 | 29 replies
Block constructed houses also take less to cool/heat and the insurance savings is significant.
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7 February 2019 | 3 replies
I prorated rent for the days they had no heat and had to use electric (48 hours) and credited for cleaning.