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Harrison Liggett Keeping track of vacant units!
18 January 2019 | 6 replies

Hey BP! An issue that I am currently working on right now is keeping track of the heat in my vacant rentals (25+ units at any given time). Particularly with the weather getting colder and colder here in PA we need to ...

Erik Coleman Electric baseboard heaters
3 June 2014 | 8 replies

I just picked up a duplex where both sides are being heated using electric baseboard heaters. The utilities are split and the tenant is going to be paying the electric bill which includes heat.

Just curious...

Nina Davenport Converting Large Old House to a Duplex
19 February 2017 | 4 replies

I am purchasing a house that was built in the early 1900's as a SFH.  It has one boiler and radiators throughout.  I want to meter the electricity separately, and, of course, the heat.I had thought of shutting off the...

Dave Reeves Multifamily- Prorate or switch from boiler to electric heat
26 February 2016 | 15 replies

I recently purchased a Multi-family 4 unit that currently has a new gas boiler. Property managers in my area are telling me to eliminate the boiler and install electric baseboard heat in the units and have the tenants...

Brendan Stratton Keeping the Winter out
3 August 2019 | 21 replies

I’m curious about utility optimization. Particularly to heating. My apartment building is in Maine and is a Buy and Hold/House Hack. It is common practice for landlords in the area to include heating and hot water as...

John C. Water Sub-metering: Cloud/Remote Solutions?
6 September 2022 | 3 replies

Hiya,I wasn't sure which sub-forum this belonged to, so apologies ahead of time.I'm looking at sub-metering a property, and was wondering if anyone has found good solutions for tracking water usage from afar? I've fou...

Tim Gathers Should I buy apartment building with original boiler?
2 January 2020 | 7 replies

I'm looking at purchasing a 12-unit apartment building that has its original boiler, which is about 60 years old. Of course, I would have the boiler professionally inspected before purchasing the building, but I'm wo...

Bradley Tetu 50 % rule in NH
29 April 2015 | 7 replies

Hey all, I'm a new investor in New Hampshire with 1 SF. I am looking to purchase my first multi-family and was curious what others think about the accuracy of the 50% rule in a state with high property taxes. I have s...

Crystal Dundas Heating optionS to prevent high turnover - philadelphia, pa
1 March 2016 | 31 replies

I have a duplex in West Philadelphia's University City area. The property is all electric, no gas. I am having a challenge with one of my units. It is about 1500 sqft, 3stories, 3br, 2ba and being heated by an electri...

Carey Ransone High heating bills for steam heat building using natural gas
30 December 2023 | 4 replies

Hello everyone!I have been living in an older home (100+ years) for about 2 years. The house is on radiator heat. We bought a new steam boiler during the winter of 2021. I've been told that boilers are an efficient he...