Joe Zinger
HVAC Brand Reliability
I know your mileage may vary but when faced with an HVAC replacement what brand is considered by you and what ones would you never consider?TraneCarrierHeilAmerican Standard GoodmanLennoxRhuddRheem AmanaSo many choice...
Luke H.
How to avoid A/C emergency issues
Hi,I live in Texas and it gets HOT here... I have yearly maintenance done on all A/C units to ensure they are working properly. When an A/C unit stops working tenants will make this an urgent emergency. My A/C guy i...
Adam Moehn
Do you update electrical in your rentals?
When I'm looking at houses to purchase as rental properties, a decent percentage still have fuse boxes. Many also have all or mostly two prong outlets. I feel like a lack of 3 prong outlets is impractical for modern l...
Al Mcbee
Seller is taking things from house that's under contract.
We are about to close on a SFR in about a week or so, and they are in the process of moving all of their things out of the property. Sometimes, I'll drive by to check on their progress from time to time. Now, here is ...
Paul Winka
Property in service, and how to deduct repair costs now?
I just bought a house in my name that I intend to rent out. I paid $46K for it and closed on 14 Nov. It needs around $35K in repairs, and those repairs are ongoing now and should be finished by 25 Dec. I would like to...
Joe Jor
Blocked Hot Water Radiator Return Line
Howdy gang!I have a 100 year old house in NY. After draining the hot water radiator system over the summer to replace a number of values, I was able to represurize the system without leaks.Once the heat started being...
Rebecca Cramer
HELP! AC broke and guests slept in 80 degree house..refund or no?
I had a guest stay this weekend for two nights. $500/night. First night AC was broken. It was just fixed and they will have the second night in AC. Should I give them a full refund for the first night? Or partial? Wha...
Bienes Raices
Dryer fire hazard?
One of my houses has washer/dryer hookups in the garage. There is a hole in the wall where the dryer tube, etc. is supposed to vent to the outside. Unfortunately, the way the house was built, the AC condensor is right...
Nick Frank
Are Home Warranties worth it??
I just acquired a single family home built in 1950.
and wanted to rent out the house on a 1 year lease.
I was considering getting a "Home Warranty".
Are they worth it or not ?
Everything in the house works, but yo...
Robert D.
Adding 220v
so i own this older home built in 1959 here in california. i found a great rental candidate. i think we all know how hard it is to find decent people now a days. anyhow he needs 220v to do some carpentry work at home....