Christopher Stewart
Heat Pump AC unit replacement
I've got a 3100 foot SFH rental with two different Heat Pump AC units, I think a 3 and 4 ton units. One of the units is about 15 years old and now needs a 1200 repair. The other unit is working but it's 25 years old a...
David London
Evicting Garage Tenant
Hi,Just purchased a SFH with a very large garage that is rented to another person who live a block away and use it to store 2 cars.No problem at the moment but wondering, if the tenant stop paying how hard it would be...
Suvarna Joshi
Gatbage disposer trips the electric circuit
Hi, in one of my rentals, whenever a garbage disposer is run, the circuit trips and power shuts off. Circuit needs to be resets from the main switchboard every time. Is it the problem with the outlet, the wiring or th...
Mark Grozen-Smith
Digital Locks on Long Term Rentals
Has anyone ever used digital locks for long term rentals? Any learnings from that? Was it worth it or were there more troubles than expected? Any brands you recommend?I'm looking to replace the locks in our new units ...
Account Closed
AC Air Handler Motor Went South and DIdn't Come Back - Where of Where To Find One
One of my rental's AC Air Handler Fan Motor finally went kaput after 33 years of faithful spinning. It must have gotten dizzy or something. Well, today was 117 degrees so I decided it might make sense to fix the thi...
Jim Goebel
Finding Replacement Parts for Window AC units
Greetings.We are finally transitioning most of our rentals into working central AC units (we had 4-5 issues we're working through). The window units we used as 'band aids' are not all utilized. I've got a couple tha...
Charles Press
?Repairs vs. Maintenance
Here's a question that likely only the people that keep their own books or the accountant minded will appreciate. Do you lump together your repairs and maintenance costs on your income statement or do you keep them s...
Tim Healey
Service Contracts for AC units
Hi All, I had a blower motor on a 1 year old AC unit go out on Friday evening last week. Ignoring the obviously crappy quality of the product, I had some quite alarming (and not unfamiliar) conversations with AC repai...
Peter Morgan
Replace or Repair HVAC
Hello ,My 15 year old HVAC went down today, the motor needs to be replaced it will cost me over $400 and the refrigerant needs to be added that costs another $300 , just the diagnosis costed me over $250. How much doe...
Al Rivera
Adding an elevator in a new construction home.
Hi everyone.I am planning to build on my lot within the next 2-3 years with a new construction home with 3 levels. Part of the plan includes an elevator that travels three 3 floors (3rd floor is a spare/entertainment...