I've got a 4-plex, two units share a water heater.  Currently the water heater tanks are 13 and 9 years old, I plan to swap out the 13 year old one as at that age it is a time bomb.I pay for the water and the electric...

I have around 80 rentals.  I am reviewing my lease and I've been stung where a tenant did not pay their water bill and the city shuts off the water from the street.  When the city turns back the water the valve / pipe...

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...

I have 16 properties in Michigan.  3 are duplexes that we bought last year and they have shared water and gas.  How we have it set up now it that the lower (control over the thermostat) pays gas and the upper pays wat...

Does anyone have any experience with drain water heat recovery units? Would be looking to install in smaller multis (12 units and below) in Maine. Thanks for the input. 

What is the standard in Hudson Valley area regarding utility responsibilities?  For a SFH, should the tenant pay for all the utilities or is there a standard in the area for owner to pay for heat and hot water?  If th...

I would like to hear from anyone who successfully implemented RUBS at their property, on their own (without a RUBS billing company). Which bills did you include? (water?gas?trash?all?) How did you break down the bills...

I check Craigslist regularly to look at competitive properties in my market. I found a home for rent and thought the listing was odd. I thought I would share. This is just a portion of the listing: "The yellow garage ...

Hi everyone -  We purchased a foreclosure a month ago and just completed the rehab.  The last step was getting the oil  furnace repaired which is responsible for heating the hot water (coil).  This finally happened ye...

Any water heater gurus out there? We're remodeling a unit after an eviction. Gas was off for a few weeks, and now that it's back on the water heater isn't working. For a while the pilot would stay lit until the unit h...