Alex Goumilevski
Converting oil heat to electric on a 30 unit building
We are looking at a 30-unit built in the 1960's, and the current building is set up with two oil boilers, one for the hot water, and one for radiator heat. The current landlord is paying over 50K per year for #2 heati...
Soh Tanaka
Furnace & AC check up worth it?
Do you hire a professional service man clean your rental property's furnace and AC? Is it worth it? How often you do it? I feel like it's not really doing anything, but I could be wrong. Thanks!
Dan Brewer
Do You Send your Tenants a Fall Maintenance Letter? What items should be included in the letter?
There is nothing like preventive maintenance! Its natural human instinct to take better care of things we own, and less care of things we don't own. Like a rental property. I think its a good idea to contact your ...
Account Closed
Minor Maintenance questions
Is it legal/acceptable/best practice to ask the tenant to replace the AC filter every 2 months let's say. The cost for a filter is a few bucks and it's 10 mins of work. Problem is, I don't know the logistics of it. ...
Kevin Howard
Building a Duplex: Contractor just told me he plans on using mini splits..Any issues?
I'm under construction on my first duplex. I chose a local builder who has been building a lot of modern homes in the area that looked appealing to me (why I chose him). We spent time designing the duplexes together a...
Daniel Blackford
Connected Investors PiN tool
I had limited success for a three day trial period using Connected Investors PiN tool. Two challenges. I needed guidance during the trial period and received no response to two emails. My thought there is if they are ...
Boyi Gao
How to manage too many applicants -Zillow Rental Manager
Hello,Dear real estate brain trust,Recently listed a SFH with zillow and its was my first time using them. Within 8 hours of listing it( downtown atlanta) I was overwhelmed with the volume of interest as there was ab...
Zach C.
Organizing Tax Systems
Hey Everybody,When it comes to organization for my taxes, I am still a complete nightmare and am constantly trying to gather all my data, then organize it etc. I was curious about the different systems other (better) ...
Brandon Turner
Criminal Charges Sought Against Landlord for Lack of Smoke Alarms
Very interesting article. Hopefully a lesson to all the landlords here ...
Criminal Charges Sought Against Landlord for Lack of Smoke Alarms
Aaron P.
Repair or Replace HVAC in Rental Property?
Hey BP. Long time reader, first time poster. Looking for some input on whether I should repair or replace my HVAC system in my rental property.Background: The property is a 1500 sq ft house in Arizona. Current HVAC ...