We signed up with the HERO program through a contractor called Elite Home Energy. My wife and I wanted to them to install insulation in our home and believe it would add value to our house. We asked the sale agent tha...

What do you guys think about solar panels? I'm considering them for a primary residence that we just bought for ourselves.

Salient points:

- One of the more expensive homes in the neighborhood at a litt...

I recently bought a duplex with some fairly expensive deferred maintenance issues. None of the issues are of an immediate nature and I purchased knowing these projects needed to be done within 5 years. I'd like t...

I hope this is a quick question, and I can get an easy answer.

I am buying my first home, and am waiting for a closing date. Our mortgage lady is aggravating me to no end. We have applied for a conventional rehab lo...

Does anybody have any experience in tankless water heating systems? I've been wondering if it would make more sense to put a tankless water heater into a rental property as opposed to your standard traditional tank. ...

I am in negotiations on a 28 unit 4 story apartment building.  I am looking to improve efficiencies of how the building operates.  It is heated with a gas fired boiler that costs approximately $40,000 to operate each ...

Like the title says, I closed on a 4 unit apartment building in Bangor, Maine! It took about a month longer than anticipated because the seller was just a mess. The asking price was $116,000 and we closed on $100,...

Realizing real money needs to be spent on an inherited 4plex.
Years of deferred maintenance.

Roof
Siding
Windows
Electrical service upgrade
Much more....

I'm thinking 30k easy, maybe 40.

I know, I know... Many var...

I'll never understand our fake concerns with oil and stupidity not to drill here. There is an article at the end of this post from Geological Assn that seems to be legit. Why are we so stupid?

WHY ARE WE FORC...

We rent, we live in a nice condo complex from the 70's.  Most units have been nicely updated, new weather efficient windows, doors, carpet, paint, updated bathrooms and kitchen, etc.  Not ours... our unit has never be...