David McCracken
How to do heating in triplex with basement, 1st floor, 2nd floor
Hi BP,I own an upper/lower duplex. I'm converting it into a triplex by finishing part of the basement into a studio flat. The basement flat is a small space, only about 300 sqft. There is one furnace so the heating is...
Michael Craig
Solutions for Inadequate Heating
Happy New Year BP Community!As some of you may know, the North East has been experiencing record breaking cold. This has been especially true in Saratoga Springs, NY. One effect this has on my property is that I canno...
Andrew Tuquilar
First Home - Hot Water Heating
Hey guys,
I'm in the process of buying my first ever home. My plan is to buy a cosmetically distressed property and fix it up while I live in it. After about 2 years, I plan on either renting it out for cas...
Chris Perrin
Splitting utilities for In law
Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice on how to split the utilities for the in-law apartment. The apartment is not individually metered but is on its own water heater and has its own central ac unit, my side of th...
Sean Reardon
Oil Furnace and ARV in Seattle
Has anyone had experience flipping a house with an oil furnace in in the Seattle area? I'm looking at an opportunity and while the comps suggest a decent flip scenario, all of them are natural gas while the subject pr...
Kevin Lester
Grandfather clause for heating duct to living room
REALLY NEED HELP!!!! I'm in the middle of closing on a new home as well as selling my current house. I went into contact with someone and they backed out the day of closing. But I completed the remedy list from the in...
Mike Row
using an electric tankless water for heating small apt???
Has any one tried using an electric tankless water heater for heating ????I have 1bd 600sqf unit the heat calculation calls for 25k btu, NO boiler is made below 50k, I have radiant pex in floor heating, so my temp can...
Chris Stranad
Repositioning Acquired Tenant & Unit in Multi Family Property
So I closed on my first multi a few months ago, a quadplex. This was the previous owners only property & he self managed. The property was fully leased far below market value so I have been expecting to update the...
Michael Ablan
Freezing pipes on resident owned trailer - Whos responsible?
Hey guys,We just got blasted with our first freeze up here in NNY. One of our resident owner mobile homes had their pipes freeze, and they want us to come fix it. It's my understanding that the resident would be re...
Marci Stein
tenant complaints about heat cost- can anything be done?
Finally found a tenant who pays her rent on time, but now she wants to move out when lease is up due to heating cost. It's her first winter there and propane heat costs 2 tanks a month ($230 a tank). there is also e...