Michael Baum
Mike's Deal of the Day - July 1th, 2024 Prime Day 2
Ok, so here are a few more deals I found. Sometimes these Prime Day deals go away fast. Some that I found were over before I could post!$16.26 Chamberlain smart garage wireless garage hub and sensor - https://www.amaz...
Dan L.
Splitting Out Gas In a 4 Unit
Hi All.
I am purchasing a four-unit, all one-bedroom apartment. It is a very good deal, especially because of the value-add with the giant garage in the back. However, one problem is the house has only one electric...
Troy Sheets
HVAC 3rd floor cooling problems
On a 3 story house (plus basement), how do you adequately cool the third floor if the air handler is in the basement? It's been my experience that most forced air systems never seem to adequately cool the 3rd floor...
Doreen Hall
Landlord pays for heat
Hi,
I am looking at a 3 family property where the landlord pays the heat. Each of the 3 apartments have their own thermostats. I wanted to ask if anyone knows of a way to monitor or put a limit the heat usage. Is it ...
Paul Sandhu
How do you winterize your vacant STRs with this cold front?
Temp is going to below zero for a few days here. I've got unoccupied properties with the utilities on. How do you prepare for when it gets this cold?Leave the heat on and sinks dripping?Turn off the water at the meter...
Sarah Byun
RE: Tenant complains about not getting enought heat.
We purchased a 3 unit investment property less than a year ago.We are now running into some hurdles.Heater was not working beginning of spring so we decided to change to gas heating from oil heating. (It costed us $6k...
James Kim
HVAC bypass damper question
Hi,I'm not sure if this is the right section of the forum to post this question, but wanted to know if anyone has experienced this or have knowledge that they could share with me.My rental unit is a 2 floor house with...
Brittany Edwards chu
Help resolving uneven heat in duplex (NJ)
Hello! My duplex in north jersey is 100yrs old, and it has steam heat/radiators. The gas line isn’t split out, and unfortunately only the first floor tenant has access to the thermostat. The top floors don’t heat unle...
Adrian Tuazon
Direct vent space heater
Hello BP community,I recently purchased a property that is heated by direct vented space heaters which is somewhat common in the area.The property was initially insured by Geico/Travlers however, I've just recieved a ...
Cody Waters
Smart Devices in SFH (long-term rental)
Hello BP Community!I have been researching smart thermostats and smart locks for homes with the intention of placing them in my long-term SF rentals. If successful this would eliminate the need changing locks between ...