Devon Yates
Electrifying your property
I just closed escrow but haven't moved in yet. I have some repairs I need to get done first but I also want to electrify the entire property. I'm talking induction stoves and heat pump appliances everywhere for AC, ...
Jim Adrian
Glass 101
I have seen several window posts lately and thought I share one on glass properties. I have tried to break this down to simple terms and only hit the important parts of glass. There are many variables to glass but on...
Bobby Narinov
What is your experience making the tenants pay utilities on a single meter
I'm evaluating an apartment complex (two buildings) where the owner pays water, gas and sewers. During the inspection I noticed that some toilets have constantly running water and the wall heaters were still heating d...
Cory Dessauer
inflated natural gas bills?
So first 4 family property owner here. I purchased last month and just got my first electric and gas bill. Let's just say wallet shock doesnt cover it. To break down the tldr, apparently I used 23.59 in gas last month...
Greg Belair
Alternatives to Electric Ceiling Heat?
Hi All,I need some advice from the brain trust here at BP. I’m estimating repairs on a 1400 Sq Ft 3 /2 Ranch that was built back in 1968. The home has electric ceiling radiant heat that may or may not work (popcorn ce...
Sunil Kumar
HVAC vs Mini Split Systems
I just bought a 65 year old single family house. It has 2 wall heaters - one in the 1st floor and 1 in the 2nd floor. No ducts for central A/C and heat. As installing ducts and central HVAC can be expensive,I am cons...
Mike K.
State and federal low income programs
Im a recent landlord who inherited a tenant. I get paid directly from the tenant, not the government, there is no low income status on the lease. The tenant is now demanding i get involved in various state and federal...
Freddy Hernandez
Multi-family running numbers
Hello, I am trying to move into multi-family investing and currently practicing running the numbers. One part I am struggling with it to figure out how much I would be paying for utilities. I dont see any mention on l...
Kevin Phu
Install Ductless Mini Split AC?
I'm considering having ductless mini split AC installed in my 4br2ba SFR (house hacking primary residence).
I live in SoCal and although it doesn't get extremely hot at the house, there are definitely a lot of times ...
Arthur Kraamwinkel
Heating costs Northeast
Does anyone know how many BTU's it takes for the whole Northeast heating season per square foot of building?