Ed L.
Heat pump vs. Straight electric vs. Natural Gas??
Closing on another rental property tomorrow. Older 3br. 1ba home built in the 1960's.
Home currently has natural gas central unit with "NO" central cooling. The only cooling comes from window units. Pretty unusu...
Amy Hu
boiler heating or mini split in apartment building?
I bought an old apartment building in OH, 17 units. Hired the wrong contractor to rehab, big mistake! The boiler was all rusted. That contractor installed electricity heating in the 12 units in the front building. It'...
Sarina Drucker
Tenant Fridge Issues
I purchased a new Whirlpool refrigerator 11/2016 from Best Buy. The new tenant has notified me that the temperature is iffy. When they get it to the correct temp (using a thermometer) food directly in front of the ven...
Robert Nason
Replacing through the wall air-conditioners
I'm looking to replace 12 older air-conditioning units that are through the wall models. My HVAC guy is telling me that I cannot use conventional wall unit air conditioners and the one that he is proposing will cost...
Chuck E.
Tenant Complains AC Not Cooling to 68 degrees, Outside Is 114 degrees
This issue has occurred several times at different properties: tenants complaining that the AC isn't cooling to a ridiculously low temperature when the ambient temp is about 40 degrees warmer. My response has been tha...
Rodney Wright
Renovating a Multifamily
I want to renovate a Multifamily with new kitchens ,bathrooms and flooring since this property is located in Vermont are there any suggestions on different types of materials that are better. Example - hardwood floo...
Shawn Underwood
Who pays - tenant or landlord?
Hi BP,
Just had a tenant call that the heater wasn't working. Just had a technician out and it cost $275. A small Baggie got sucked up in the intake and needed to be removed (and a checklist of items needed to be ch...
Matthew Paul
How cold is it ? Frozen water meter at the street . x 4
I am here in Severna Park Md , I get home early due to the cold , had enough for the day , or so I thought . I went to make a sandwich and wash my hands and low and behold , NO WATER . I start running thru the house a...
Ryan Adams
Insurance clause - burst pipe in parents vacant rental
Hey BP,
Long time reader first time poster! (Wish it were a more positive topic)
My parents own a rental property in Freezego, I mean Fargo. Today they were notified by the property manager that a pipe has Frozen ...
Jason Munck
Gas Furnace out on a Sunday
Just got a call from my tenant saying the gas furnace isn't working. If I can't get a repairman out there today (it's Sunday) and they have to go a whole day without heat, what do you do? Tell them to suck it up ...