Crystal Dundas
Heating optionS to prevent high turnover - philadelphia, pa
I have a duplex in West Philadelphia's University City area. The property is all electric, no gas. I am having a challenge with one of my units. It is about 1500 sqft, 3stories, 3br, 2ba and being heated by an electri...
Josh Carriere
How to get tenants to pay utilities
Does anyone have any thoughtful strategies to get tenants to pay utilities?
Brandon Brown
Replacing boiler and old forced air AC with Heat Pump in Chicago
My wife and I own a two-flat in Chicago, and we're planning to upgrade our heating system. Currently, we have boilers and radiators that we want to remove to create space in the basement for a future conversion into a...
Jeremy Marshall
Furnace vs Electric heat on Rehab
I am currently doing a complete rehab on a duplex (side by side) in Canandaigua (Finger Lakes). I intended to BRRRR this property after the rehab is done.Here is the issue that I am looking for feed back:Each duplex ...
Ken P.
Thoughts on on-demand / instant electric hot water heaters?
I have a number of 1 BR 1 BA apartments with aging hot water heaters. I replaced the last one that failed with standard 40 gal electric hot water heaters, but am now thinking of switching to 18kW on-demand / instant ...
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How Do I Handle This: poorly insulated unit and rude tenants
Hello Everyone,This is going to be a little lengthy....I'm a new landlord, and these are my first tenants. They live in an apartment above my garage. The lower half is not insulated, and the HVAC system is old but fun...
John Underwood
Energy saving for cabin in Pigeon Forge.
Have you installed any energy savings devices in your STR properties?We have a 4400 sq ft 6 bedroom cabin that just had an $800 electric bill.We have 2 HVAC systems and an inline dehumidifier. These run alot in the su...
Sean Murphy
Would you buy a duplex with no central air system?
I'm interested in a duplex in my area, but there is no central air system installed in the home, and the heat is baseboard electric. My initial reaction is to be concerned that window A/C units may not be satisfactory...
Tim Coppola
Installing a new furnace
Hello everyone,I am looking at installing a new furnace in my condo and had a few companies come out with a quote. When they came out I had them look at, and quote, a new AC as well just so I can get some figures but ...
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Return on Investment - new furnace
Is a new furnace return on investment worth the money when flipping a house? We are in the process of flipping a house that has an older forced air oil furnace (about 12 years old), which works well. Was consider...