We are having sub zero windchills and have been opening our cabinets and washing machine and keeping our heat above average (70°ish vs. our normal 60°) to help the pipes from freezing. Unfortunately, this isn’t workin...

Hi all, this is my first house, first rental, first time landlord situation where I acquired my family home through inheritance. I have had good tenants for 6 months, however I found out during their occupancy in wint...

Does anyone have experience repairing (not replacing) Saltillo tiles? This is the terra cotta tile usually made in Mexico and dried in the sun. Has color variations (depending on sun/shade), and animal foot prints (c...

I have a duplex that I have heat included in both rents. I can't easily re-zone it. Is there a guideline for heat in the winter? I have a thermostat that is equipped with a lock out and I was just wondering what tempe...

Need advice.  My tenant was complaining of water pressure in the 2nd floor bathroom.  The water pressure in the cold water side is weak, it flows but it was not a full stream at the tub spout.   Hot water is fine it h...

One of my 1 bed 1 bath that I just changed from an old 20 gallon water heater the previous owner installed to a new 30 gallon low boy.  Its in the closet so there isn't much room for more.Prior to the water heater cha...

Looking at a home for the family. It was just renovated and has brand new everything, including an electric heat pump with electric backup.I am used to natural gas forced air furnaces. I understand that the electric h...

Hey everyone!
I was hoping to share some exciting news about our new rental home, but that’ll have to wait. I have a quick question for you all: Should you disclose a locked thermostat to guests? If you’re curious ab...

For all my rentals that I am responsible for the utilities (especially gas), I am looking for a reasonably priced thermostat (heat only) that has an option to  cap the maximum temperature the tenant can set. They tend...

Tenants love to crank AC systems to absurdly low temperatures which creates a high likelihood of breaking the AC unit. In my area HVAC techs charge $1000s just to look at the unit after it breaks. I have a 3 year old ...