Shawn Stiteler
Tenant with no heat, can’t be fixed quickly
I am a relatively new landlord (1.5 years) and encountering my first major issue. I bought a duplex January 2021. The first floor unit had oil heat and I wanted to change it to gas. There was nothing wrong with the he...
Genny Li
Does no one replace their water heater anode rods?
People seem to expect their water heaters to last 10-15 years. Are you guys just letting it corrode as soon as the first anode rod is eaten up? How do you go through water heaters so fast?
Keane Schmidt
What to Do: Tenant and Heating Unit
Hello, BP community!Reaching out for advice on how to handle the following situation: My tenant turned off his heat for the weekend—temperatures are in the low 50s nowadays, as low as high 20s at night—while away on v...
Bryan L.
Tips for Newbies
When you buy a new property, especially one that has been vacant (like an REO or estate property), one of the first things that you will want to do is get the utilities re-connected. Before going to the utility d...
Nikki Cuozzo
Underground oil tank
Hello! If there is an underground oil tank, is the seller legally responsible to remove it before the buyer acquires the property? Or can it be negotiated within the contract? This property is in Connecticut. Thank you!
Vikram C.
Underground Storage Tank
We just finished negotiating the price and the seller has revealed at the last moment that there is an underground storage tank in the property. Our offer price did not take into consideration the cost of dealing wit...
Patrick McCann
Replace heating system before new tenant?
I’m on track to close on my first property/househack/rental in a few weeks in Dover, NH. The house is a duplex with the upstairs unit on a newer natural gas system with instant hot water and that’s the unit I intend t...
Jeff S.
Eugene becomes 1st Oregon city to ban gas hookups in new home construction
EUGENE Ore. (KPTV) - Eugene has become the first city in Oregon to outlaw gas appliance hookups for new residential construction.
This comes in the midst of ongoing efforts to cut emissions in order to battle climate...
Chris K.
Can I just not fix the furnace and provide space/baseboard heaters?? (To protect dumb tenants)
So I get a text today telling me that "Yesterday afternoon the CO² alarm went off and the furnace stopped putting out heat".
I let her know that she should have notified me immediately and called the fire d...
Kevin N.
HUD home inspection
Hi all,
I'm in the due diligence process of a HUD house. The HUD's Property Condition Report shows the plumbing system is "No leaks detected upon introduction of pressure". However the water pipe between the main shut...