With this recent cold snap, we've experienced a frozen pipe in one of the zones in our boiler that serves a 4 unit building we just closed on in August. There is a zone for each apartment. We have been heating the apa...

What is your preferred source of heat for your apartments up here in the northeast?

Anyone use electric? Seems the easiest to install but electric bill may be through the roof?

I am currently using gas/gas stoves b...

Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the best forum to post in but ill start here. my property is a very old , circa 1900, 2 family in south eatern ct. The foundation is typical field stone basement. It's a concrete slab ...

I have noticed that a lot of rental units have furnace and hot water heaters in  the unit where the tenant pays all utilities,is this because it is cheaper in the long run to add the furnace and hot water heaters duri...

I was discussing with a friend today the potential of incorporating heat and hotwater as a profit generation source.   This would of course require 3 base things:  1) efficient utilities- a natural gas hookup in this ...

I'm looking for a good landlord thermostat. In the multi-family I own, two furnaces heat four apartments, so there is no way for me to divide the heating bill amongst the tenants. So, my best bet is to make the apartm...

I'm currently house hacking in the North East. The property that I'm looking at was a single-family one and it was converted to 4-plex: 1 Bed/1bath(400 SqFt), 2Bed/1bath(500 SqFt), 3Bed/1bath(1300 SqFt), 2Bed/1bath(70...

How do you deal with getting tenants to contribute to water, gas, and electric if there are not separated meters in a multi-unit in Philadelphia?

Hello all,

I have a small 3 family home (1 bedrm units) that needs new heating systems. They are gas, forced hot water systems...any idea how much one of these can cost to replace? With the plumbers cost indcluded......

HelloI just bought my first BRRRR house and it came with electrically heated circulating water heating system.since I'm working on major ceiling demolition and flooring I think it would be a good idea to replace the w...