Andy O'Neal
Water Heaters in 5+ Bedroom Homes
I'm in the market for a new electric water heater for a 5 bedroom home that sleeps up to 12. I'm willing to go down to 2 gpm for each of three shower heads. In the experience of the esteemed forum members here at BP, ...
Mark Bosworth
Web Enabled Thermostats
I'm seeing high electric bills in our STR properties and was wondering if anyone had tried using a web thermostat to reduce power usage when the unit was vacant. The idea would be to turn the AC up (higher temps) whe...
James Kandasamy
AC cannot cool below 78F
Hi BPers,We have a house that was built in 1984 in Texas. The tenant claims that the AC cannot cool down below 78 F. The outside temperature was around 100 F when they claim this. The AC is running all the time. The A...
Daniel Bonnell
Wanting to purchase 3 more locations, using a business plan. No luck
Hello looking for help, maybe you can give me some suggestions on what I am doing wrong. I have done searches of the net and check with local financing. What I am trying to do is keep the finance companies from pullin...
Tab Teehee
Mini split air conditioning heat pump for apartments
Has anyone used mini split systems in apartments, and if so, have tenants been happy? I have one and two bedroom units around 700’ each. These are located in Oklahoma so there is potential for occasional temps in sing...
Kham Sing
How to deal with approving quality Tenant Screening
What happens if you already know the person trying to rent your unit does not qualify? Should you allow them to look at the place and filled out the application? Or can you tell them straight out that they don't quali...
Gualtiero Piccinini
When to replace an oven for a tenant
A tenant just moved into a newly remodeled unit, for which I just spent a small fortune. This is a 2 bedrooms/1 bath for which the tenant is paying $750/month. The unit has a nice Whirlpool stainless steel oven with f...
Cody Barrett
Transitioning to Arizona!
Hey BP! It has been a while since I've posted but thought I'd share some excitement. My first investment is a year and half old already but has done wonderful for me! I feel lucky to not have lost on the first round ...
Jina Lee
My tenant is complaining that their heater is not warm enough..
I have a multi-unit property in Los Angeles with brand-new central AC/heater. One of the tenants is complaining that the heater is not warm enough... They say heater was working, but they insist that it is not warm en...
Jake Greener
Pipes Froze - Am I On The Hook?
Recently I was made aware by my property manager that the pipes in my rental froze over the weekend. About 90,000 individuals in the Milwaukee, WI area were left without power due to snow storms and below freezing tem...