I just finished a rehab that included a total tear down and rebuild of a detached garage. The problem is that the contractor claimed he was unable to match the vinyl siding on the new garage to the house. So now the g...

I'm house hacking a duplex. The other side is in transition between tenants. It will be unoccupied for a month but the next tenants are lined up and under lease. I've read some other advice regarding keeping the power...

Problem...... - Utilities From HELL!!!!My client has the property from hell, with an old-school forced air furnace.....I was able to get them great tenants at a great rate..... only to find the blood sucking heat drai...

All I need you help and advise. I have a tenant that has about 6 months left on her lease.But there has been nothing but problems since she moved in.

Before she moved I replaced the hot water heater with a new one. S...

Hi everyone, not sure if this post should be in STR section vs BRRRR section but here we go..I recently got a BRRRR type of duplex property (3 br 2 bath in each unit) in Ft Lauderdale (Yayyyy!) and it currently has "w...

Hell bp community, quick question.  I’m wondering if a landlord,who pays the gas bill,can tell his tenants to not have the furnace on when no one is at home. Usually during morning working hours. The gas bill has been...

If the lease term ends in November, does the rule for no evictions in winter still apply (Chicago has no evictions December thru February). If the tenant refuses to leave despite of a 30 day notice to move and told th...

Does anyone have any creative ideas to control the temperature on my rental homes? I have a couple rental properties that I cover the utilities on...so been trying to figure something out. 

I am looking for a device that can monitor a vacant home. My vacation rental is in a remote area and I may go weeks without visiting it. I need to be alerted when the temperature drops, there's a water leak, or if the...

Hello everyone! Recently purchased a two story duplex. There’s 2 electric meters, but only 1 AC unit and 1 furnace. There’s only 1  thermostat in the downstairs unit. So the upstairs unit has no temperature control. W...