Hey BPers- I've just purchased my first rental unit and I am updating two bathrooms, converting from old dated vinyl floors to tile. I have found a talented tile person who installs for $8 per sq ft. I suggested I wou...

We are remodeling our house in Portland Oregon and are at a point where we need to choose between a heat pump or gas furnace. During winters we have noticed we are always comfortable at 72degrees and I’m wondering if ...

I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...

Last summer, I spend more than 1.7K on AC repairs ( adding refrigerant gas, cleaning coil and ducts, and much more) that seems to go nowhere. The AC for my second floor STR is not able to cool the unit during the hot ...

We are about to close on a duplex that has separate electric but only one furnace, AC and hot water heater. Anyone have ideas on how to best split the utilities or bill back to the renters?
Currently there is only on...

I've been having a problem with a water heater on the second floor unit of our apartment. This is unit already has a 30 gallon electric hot water heater. But the hot water in the shower is going out in 5-7 minutes. Tr...

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I'm in the process of closing on a 4-unit with one heating system for all four, controlled by two thermostats. My first thought was ditching the unit and adding 4 mini splits with heat/cool. Anyone have t...

I spoke with a home depot rep today about replacing floors in a rental that I am about to rehab. I was quoted $2.50 sq/ft for their lower end trafficmaster material and install. He recommended me go this route but tol...

BACKSTORY: I'm a new landlord who inherited a very high maintenance tenant who was on a month to month term. I made the big mistake in fixing the requests she "demanded" because I thought it was the right thing to do....

My tenant called me to let me know the pipes had burst at the rental. Her lease states that she is responsible for damages to property due to negligence. When I asked her if she let the water drip she said she didn't ...