Michael Chang
SFH in North East with oil based heating system
Hello BP community,
We are looking to purchase (offer accepted) a house in Bucks County Pennsylvania that has oil heating system and has the oil tank buried underground.
Is it true that if you want to sell your h...
Jennifer Moscatello
Oil tank addendum
Hi all. I own a 100-year-old two-family investment property in West Hartford, CT that has oil heat; one oil tank per unit. The current lease speaks to the fact that the house has oil heat and it's the tenant's respons...
Steve S.
Any luck replacing an a/c coil?
Tenant called saying no cold air. A/c is about beyond its life. On my home I've always replaced the whole unit. This time I opted to replace the coil only. A/c is working great now. Question is how long will the other...
Jade Vaughn
Is anyone investing in the San Angelo TX area?
I'm curious if anyone on here actively invests in San Angelo TX? Why or why not?
Bryan Clement
New Tennant Utility Issues
Hi BP!So my wife and I decided to rent out our house. One of my concerns was the heating oil currently in the tank. I am on automatic delivery so at the end of the year the oil company filled it up. When you rent a ho...
Bryan Bravo
Air conditioner damaged
I was gone last week Tuesday for a work trip. Returned late Friday night. My wife called me to inform me the air conditioning wasn’t working properly on Tuesday night. I had her defrost the unit by switching the unit ...
Richard Warren
Are oil markets experiencing a bubble?
Here is an interesting article that compares the current climb of oil prices into the stratosphere with the recent housing bubble. The theory is that the oil market is as unsustainable as the housing market was. I hop...
Account Closed
Best way to bill a tenant for fuel oil?
I'm a complete newbie to landlording. I just rented out half of my two unit two months ago (I'm living in the other unit). The units are on separate utilities, each with its own fuel oil furnace. I just replaced my f...
Jose N.
Oil heating vs Gas Heating
I currently am looking at a 2 family with an oil burning boiler for the rent. No gas at all coming into house. Everything is electric.I was wondering if it made sense to convert to gas heating and give tenants individ...
Nathan Sherwood
Options for managing tenants heating oil tank
We have a multi family rental unit which uses oil for home/water heating.Our tenants are responsible for purchasing their own heating oil.We are trying to figure out a way to determine when/if our tenant is running ou...