We bought a house in Massachusetts. The house is quite huge for a small family like us. Building and furniture are in good condition too, looks like never used before.We had a budget to renovate the house and furnitur...

I have the weirdest situation right now. The tenant I have in our nice condo where we used to live signed the lease late last year. He is in a surgery office and makes well over $100k. So far he has been the perfect t...

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...

My partner and I are trying to figure out the downside if any from going from GAS heat to ELECTRIC heat. We recently purchased a 4/2 that is need of a full rehab. If our electrician gives us a better price to rewire a...

If a tenant complains about second-hand smoke coming through the air vents from an adjacent unit, and all unit leases allow smoking, is the landlord obligated to modify the ventilation system for the non-smoking tenan...

Hey BP!  I recently moved into my first house hack that I gutted and finished up to move-in with my old roommates.  They've complained about the upstairs bedrooms being hot and minimal air flow.  I currently have a st...

Im looking at an older property to buy in my area. The unit uses oil heat which I am not thrilled about but its not a deal killer for me. But no central air means I need some sort of AC in the house during the summ...

Hi I'm in a situation regarding mini split system. I Just bought my first rental property, it is 3 flat in a Chicago suburb. I currently have baseboard heater heating and have to pay the entire gas bill my self becaus...

Welcome to winter.  The Northeastern Ohio (Cleveland & Lake Erie) winters can be somewhat harsh.  Today we are looking at 28 F, but by the first week of December, it can often dip into the teens, or even single di...

I have a new three unit rental property, I'm currently in unit 1.  Unit 2  and 3's heating units either need to be fixed or upgraded.  They are both forced air.  There's issues with open vents that could cause co to f...