Michael Bertsch
Fire alarms
In Louisiana, what are the rules for smoke alarms? How many detectors, frequency of battery changes, battery or hardware, carbon monoxide required, etc?
Jason A.
safety mgmt: smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers
Hi all – I am curious to learn some of your best practices with respect to: Smoke detectors Carbon Monoxide detectorsFire extinguishers HVAC filter cleaning Lock changes between tenants I currently have property manag...
Josh Carpenter
Most reliable electronic locks for STR
Hi all, I'm setting up my first STR, a beach condo in Ocean City, MD. I live 3-4 hours away, so I'm putting together some local resources. But I also want to be able to change door codes remotely, and unlock remotely ...
Ed Riemer
Gas or electric heat for my rental
I'm completely renovating a new rental property in Catonsville next week and am trying to decide on gas or electric utilities for each property and can't find any real definitive suggestions either way with good reaso...
Samantha Klein
Tenant removed smoke detector
I went to my unit to work today while the tenant was at work. I noticed the smoke / Carbon monoxide detector had the batteries pulled. I texted him and he said it keeps going off when he cooks and even when he puts so...
Minna Hu
Advise needed on working with city inspectors
HiWe recently asked for fire retrofit inspection of our building as it is needed for refinance, some of the units didn't pass audibility test, so we added wireless interconnected (battery-operated) alarms into the uni...
Manuel Sarabia
What happens if my apt building burns down and someone dies. How screwed am I?
Just saw on the news that a nearby apt from mine burned down and resulted in one death. Sucks for all parties involved but now its got me thinking it could happen to me. I have the place insured but something tells me...
Trevor Richardson
Tesla Semi Truck: What It Means for Reno's Housing Market
It’s exciting to watch Tesla build something very practical like a semi truck. This is going to be manufactured at the Gigafactory outside Reno at a new facility.
IMPACT ON RENO HOUSING - I believe as Reno enters in...
Account Closed
When are carbon monoxide detectors needed?
Those carbon monoxide/smoke detectors seem to be more prone to problems than a plain smoke detector. I had one way high in the loft that kept chirping even when the battery was replaced. Does anyone know when a c...
Dana Chun
Fire extinguishers and fire escape ladders?
Hi there,
I have a two story four bedroom unit that I am renting to a group of college students. One of the fathers has asked if I could provide fire extinguishers on each floor and a fire escape ladder since all of...