Bill Brown
Acorn Structures/ Solar Metrics solar hot water
Does anyone know how the solar hot water is Designed to work on these 80's Acorn homes ? Acorn has no information and solarmetrics is defunct. Bought a house at foreclosure , appears bank disconnected the tank from th...
Terry Kubiak
Energy that Multiplies Itself
Sure would like to have one of these!!!! :D
[http://www.escapetheillusion.com/blog/2009/05/energy-that-multiplies-itself/]
Ashly B.
What kind of furnace (and AC??) do I need?
Well now I'm diving in to the really noob questions. Our other investment property was 100% flipped 2 years before we purchased it so I'm questioning what areas are worth spending money and what aren't. First up is he...
Peter Padalino
Vacation Rental Utilities
So I have this SFH in AZ that we've been using as a vacation rental...Have had it a couple of years and have been happy with the amount of time we've had it rented. We've even had summer renters, believe it or not. On...
Account Closed
Ideas for inexpensive heat sources
I'm in the process of remodeling my home. I've been giving thought to what type of heating to use. I will be doing some extensive work and not much of the old will remain.
I have several alternatives that I'm looki...
Andrei Zamfir
Upgrades and energy efficiency impact on rent
Hello everyone,Would you please share any data you may have or any information based on your experience:1. Do upgrades such as quartz countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms, stainless steel appliances command higher...
Allan Smith
What is it with guests opening windows while hvac runs?
I would estimate as much as 20% of our guests in our various units will open windows while the Heat or AC runs and struggles to keep up, and running up the utilities bill. I can understand if it's a nice high 60s or '...
Art Maydan
Insulate Attic in House Hack?
The duplex I’m house hacking has an uninsulated attic. It would cost me about $800 to do it myself. And the attic studs are non-standard distances apart, so I’m not even sure I could do it properly myself. I’m going t...
John Kim
Financing deferred maintenance things (boiler, roof, new cement)
I recently purchased my first investment, a short sale that has a good amount of necessary deferred maintenance.The heating system was cobbled together by a hack and needs to be completely replaced in the next few yea...
Cory Melious
How to make my rental more attractive
Hey everyone.
I’m looking for some advice. I’m having trouble renting one of my units and I’m looking for some ideas on how to proceed.
Quick note ::: there are some links at the bottom of the listing and tour...