We purchased a 3 unit investment property less than a year ago.We are now running into some hurdles.Heater was not working beginning of spring so we decided to change to gas heating from oil heating. (It costed us $6k...

Hey BP crew, I'm looking for a creative solution from any landlords that have had problem tenants in the past. Specifically this situation involves a tenant that will turn down the thermostat to our buildings boiler, ...

Hey BP,I’m 3 months into renting out my first property. I rent out by the rooms and charge a flat monthly fee while I take care of utilities. The PG&E bill has been over $400 and PG&E said its mainly the heate...

Hello BP community - we are new landlords and we are having some issues with our side-by-side duplex. We have installed a mini split in their unit which is located upstairs. The downstairs receives some heat/AC from t...

I have two of my homes that are configured so I am responsible for utilities. Is there any thermostat I can purchase that is lockable or I can program to keep the temperature within a certain range? 

Was responding to a question elsewhere, decided to float it here.  Person was asking on a new Enclosed Self Storage location they are about to open whether it should be listed as Climate or Temperature controlled.  Th...

My husband and I just purchased our first income property in Florida. I've been reading reviews of other condos to get an idea of the do's and don'ts. One thing that has come up a few times is guests being frustrated ...

To piggyback on Mike's Deal of the dayIf you have a vacation rental that has days or weeks where no one is there (maybe just off season)It would be nice to be able to detect a water leak and have the water shutoff.Or ...

I have a four plex that runs on oil that heats the entire building. The thermostat is in a common area and the tenants continuously crank it up to absurdly hot temperatures. I would like to purchase a smart thermostat...

My wife and I recently purchased a three-flat in Berwyn and are house hacking for at least the next year. The property has a single furnace, so we cover gas and heat for all three units (which can get pricey in Chicag...