Here in the Maritimes where oil, natural gas and electricity are equally expensive, a heat pump is an ideal replacement for a gas furnace (we've replaced a handful in the past three years).Of course, the selection of a heating fuel is only a factor until you design the building to be sufficiently efficient that a traditional HVAC system is not required ... an area where we are decades behind despite some of the earliest building efficiency research having been done in Canada and the U.S.A.

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I'm not a lawyer, and this issue could easily (more accurately) be resolved by a local attorney, but homestead laws are pretty wide reaching in that they prevent certain sales of property to protect the family.

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Plus can I not use that as leverage with the listing agent to select my deal since they will be making more money?

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After replacing the same door closers 3 times on the same rental unit, I now simply leave it off, and the tenant can prop the door open as wide as they want.

I generally like to post options that others have not posted so folks understand there is a wide range of possibilities. 

This is room in my personal home so wanting to be as selective as one can be.