Stephen Shelton
FLIR infrared camera
My AC expert tenant in Property #2 came to Property #1 for routine AC maintenance, and he showed off his new gadget a FLIR camera tool that connected to his iPhone.BTW: A FLIR camera sees the world based on the temper...
Mindy Jensen
Cool idea for showers
I got this link in my email today and thought it was a neat idea.
Kris Roy
Ductless heat pumps for apartment heating
I recently purchased a 2 unit property where heat in hot water are not metered individually. Each unit is roughly 1000 ft.² and recently insulated with blown in in the walls and in the attic the previous owner spent a...
Bien Nguyen
Pros and cons - Hot Tub
My husband and I close on our first STR in a mid-August. I am curious to hear feedback on pros and cons of having a hot tub as an amenity? We live in an area where it is nice weather for 8-9 months out of the year b...
Laura Turner
washing machine hookup to cold water - where?
I had a plumber run plumbing for a washing machine. He hooked up the supply lines about 7 inches above the water heater in the basement - hot water ties in 7" above water heater output, and cold water supply ties in ...
Tyler Eastridge
Bonus room Ideas
Good afternoon,I have a property in Gainesville, FL that I am thinking about turning into a midterm/short term rental. It is a 3/2 with a converted one car garage that is a bonus room. This room has the washer, drye...
Garvin Yu
3 family remodel: boiler or forced air and mini split
We are in contract to purchase a 3 family in a "class C" area and it's in need of total rehab. The current heating situation is separate forced hot air duct runs to 1st and 2nd floor units, the 3rd floor is ducted off...
Maclovio Garcia jr
Any advice for first time landlords?
My wife and I are first time landlords. We just posted our property using Avail. When we do showings of the property do we give the potential tenent an application or instruct then to the software we are using? Since ...
Marc Hauser
Hydronic baseboard vs hot water heating
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...
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...