Jenna Stonecipher
How to keep pipes from freezing
Hello, BP'ers.
I bought a 4plex last week, and only one unit is occupied. I'm rather new to REI and I'm seriously worried about pipes freezing. I can't shut the water off because of the family living there. T...
Marc Guillaume
Dual Fuel system in Massachusetts - oil and heat pump?
Just picked up an 8000sqft building in Western mass (7 apartment, 1 commercial space) that is heated by oil and paid for by the landlord. My partner and I are looking at creating a dual fuel system, where heat pumps ...
Chan K.
New Steam Boiler - Automatic Feed Issue
Hi So I had a contractor removed and installed a new steam boiler. He is supposed to come back and do a skimming on the system after 2 weeks, but he never came back.My urgent question:- The automatic feeder that he in...
Peter Fokas
Converting rental units to have their own separate utilities (heat)
Looking to get a better assessment of the costs separating utilities so that each renter is responsible to pay their own heat. I know this question depends on a lot of variables so cannot give one specific answer so ...
Bobby Narinov
What is your experience making the tenants pay utilities on a single meter
I'm evaluating an apartment complex (two buildings) where the owner pays water, gas and sewers. During the inspection I noticed that some toilets have constantly running water and the wall heaters were still heating d...
Joe P.
One radiator doesn't work, but the rest do?
Hi all, hoping someone can help me. My upstairs unit heat is working great, except in one room (middle bedroom).No heat was coming out of it when I got the property, but my heating guy flushed the system, bled the rad...
Emilio Ramirez
Converting to tenant paid utilities
In the milwaukee area, a lot of properties advertise heat included. If I were to find a deal with existing tenants in this condition the rent would have to be lowered if I made them responsible for their utilities. Ri...
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Landlord pays heat and hotwater
I have always read that you should never take over a rental property where the landlord/owner pays the heat & hotwater. What has the experience on the board been?? Has anyone ever taken over a small multi-family...
Nicholas Pelletier
Switching to Electric from Gas
Hey Everyone question, renovating property in NH and we have the option on switching from gas to electric and was curious if this would be a smart move?
Thank you
Jon K.
If you're paying utilities, what do you set the thermostat at?
For winter?
For summer?
I read that most offices set their thermostat at 72.
Around here, 72 in the summer gets expensive even in the summer.