Roger S.
Lesson learned while doing a furnace repair
Tenant texted me this morning that the central heat wasn't working. So, off I go, to spend a couple of hours checking it out. The ignitor looked weak, so I replaced it with a universal I keep on hand. No go. Dig...
Russell Kahn
Sporadic Baseboard Heating Issue:(
have a multifamily property with a single boiler hot water baseboard heat. Each apartment has a pop top valve with a thermostat. In one studio apartment the heat sporadically stops working. Once 2 years ago the pipe b...
Paul Sandhu
Air conditioning in unoccupied STRs?
There was a construction crew that rented 7 of my houses/apartments. They've been here about 6 weeks, and now they have a week off. They all went home and are coming back in 5 days. Would you leave the air conditio...
Jared Smith
New replacement HVAC System (AC) or fixing it?
2006 Goodman AC Unit for a 1,433 sq. ft. home. $1100 for parts and labor to repair the housing cage, blower motor and wheel. Quote is around 8-10k to replace the unit in AZ. Do you recommend placing or fixing it?
Stephanie Lella
How a $500 problem became a $5000 problem
Hi BP,Looking for advice regarding one of my rental houses in baltimore. The original problem that came up in the inspection was that some bricks at the top of the chimney were crumbling. We were told it should only ...
Kyle Root
Rent 6 months & air bnb 6 months??
I have a single family home I have analyzed and am very confident about making large amount doing air bnb in summer/fall months. But I don’t think it will be very, if at all doing in the spring/winter time. Has anyone...
Gary Fraser-Lee
Grand Rapids Mi. Rental property Heating and Plumbing inspection
As part of the City of Grand Rapids rental property inspection, i need to get my furnace and hot water heater "approved". As part of that I need to get a liner installed in my chimney where the hot water and furnace...
Cody DeLong
Replacing Electric Baseboard in 9 Unit.
I'm in a pickle and I'm trying to figure out what I should do. Currently under contract with a 9 unit apartment complex. It has an oil boiler that heats 1 apartment and 1 commercial space. All of the other 7 Units ...
Sean Buruschkin
Breaking the lease because rooms cannot be heated properly
I started a lease on 12/15/2018 and I am the tenant. It is a three-story home and rehabbed in 2018. I am the first tenant since it's been rehabbed. To give you full context, the home is located in a flood zone in Phoe...
Ryan Taylor
Hot upstairs
I realize that heat rises. But I'm wondering is there something I can do to make it cooler in upstairs home?