As part of the City of Grand Rapids rental property inspection, i need to get my furnace and hot water heater "approved".   As part of that I need to get a liner installed in my chimney where the hot water and furnace...

Hello all,We are closing on a 12unit next month. The inspection showed there are 8 water heaters that are near double life expectancy (so they are 10 year water heaters but some are 18 years old). Would you replace th...

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I'm looking at a SFH right now that I would be house hacking. The house has 2.5 bathrooms, and after adding a bedroom, it will be 4 bedrooms. I'm planning to rent out 3 rooms and live there myself, so...

Hello! My wife and I are renovating our house in order to eventually rent it out. The water heater's bed pan is rusting through and the water heater needs replacing. We live in Colorado Springs which has fairly hard w...

This question concerns a property in a non-freeze area.I want to shut off the main water to the property (SFR) for a week.  How will this affect a gas water heater?  Do I need to turn off the water heater as well? Or ...

I currently have a 23 year old water heater in an 8 unit building. The inlet and outlet areas on the water heater are corroding, and when last checked, appear to have water pooled around them. I would rather have it r...

Hi all, I have a 2-family home where I am currently trying to come up with a plan for how to have the tenants cover the utility costs.  Unit 1 has oil heat through forced air, it only serves that unit and has its own ...

What are the pros & cons of having water tanks shared on a mutli family unit? The unit is a duplex with two unattached units. 

1. Worthwhile for a 4 family?

2. How much notice must be given to tenants? They currently each have their own washer and dryer.

3. How is hot water supplied? Each unit has it's own water heater, must I ...

So, if you've read my other posts, my family bought a money pit of a triplex in December of 2015. So far we've had to completely redo the bathroom in unit 2's shower due to there being floor to ceiling mold that was h...