Is is a big safety hazard to plug a 5000 BTU air conditioner into a heavy duty 6 ft or 12 ft extension cord and then plug that extension cord into the wall?  I know the manufacturers do not recommend this, but I was w...

I've purchased my first property in Northern Illinois about 30 minutes south of Joliet. It is a 1400 sq ft single family in a C class area that I plan to rent.The place will need all new utilities/appliances. Two la...

Happy Tuesday everyone,I've just started reading "Estimating Rehab Costs" by J Scott (and will then also read his book on flipping) and I see it's a revised edition from 2019, which is obviously pre-Covid and therefor...

I'm looking to get into buying rental property in the Dallas/DFW area and I would like to get some feedback on my research to budget for capital expenses. My goal is to develop good capital and maintenance budgets.Des...

I know your mileage may vary but when faced with an HVAC replacement what brand is considered by you and what ones would you never consider?TraneCarrierHeilAmerican Standard GoodmanLennoxRhuddRheem AmanaSo many choice...

Hi BP Folks,I just purchased a fourplex in Los Angeles and each unit has those little crappy in-wall units that hum annoyingly and kick out very little cool air. I am in an up and coming area and nice clean modern uni...

Hey everyone,My name is Joe, I'm 24 years old, was in the military for 5 years, and with the money I saved up I bought my first house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the third house I looked at, but between myself...

That is what I feel like right now.We are house hacking a two unit property that we bought in August.  The previous owners occupied it for over 50 years and took great care of it but did not separate out any of the ut...

I'm looking to replace 12 older air-conditioning units that are through the wall models. My HVAC guy is telling me that I cannot use conventional wall unit air conditioners and the one that he is proposing will cost...

Guest house utilities are shared with main house under my name.  New tenant and he’s running the A/C all day and night even when he’s not there for long hours at a timeI’ve told him to be mindful and turn it off when ...