We are about to close on a duplex that has separate electric but only one furnace, AC and hot water heater. Anyone have ideas on how to best split the utilities or bill back to the renters?
Currently there is only on...

We have a nest thermostat,which is awesome because you can limit it to whatever temperature you want. Currently I have it locked so it can go no higher than 73 degrees. In my own home I do not ever set it higher than ...

As a landlord, I need to know what I can/should do about complaints from some tenants about the heat in their apartments.

Three months ago I acquired a 6-unit apartment building in Western NY. The building was struc...

I am newby. We just purchased a two family house in a prominent area of RI, Barrington. We did some renovation in the kitchen, paint the walls and kitchen cabinets.  All 4 appliances are high end and brand new.  The f...

Does anyone have any creative ideas to control the temperature on my rental homes? I have a couple rental properties that I cover the utilities on...so been trying to figure something out. 

I just moved into the duplex I am house hacking. I put in a couple 7 day programmable thermostats to take a step toward a more efficient house; each unit only has one thermostat. My question is, which would be more en...

Does anyone offer this type of thermostat for their tenants to control?  Curious if anyone has experienced any pitfalls with giving the tenant the access.  Been looking at it a bit and it seems like the landlord can s...

I currently have my multi-family as a double Airbnb and have thermostat and electrical panel in the bottom unit. I am now converting it to a LTR property as I'm moving away and don't want the hassle of trying to take ...

So I'm looking at purchasing a MF home but the landlord pays utilities and with Michigan winters this could get pricey on a 1900 sq foot house. Any creative ideas for tenants to keep the bills down? Rent is 1150 per m...

Im considering another 8 apts. but ive come across something new to me in renting. The 8-plex im looking at is base board electric heat with window mounted a/c. The apts. I currently own all have either electric/gas f...