Dave Neeley
base board heater vs furnace heat
I have a property that I have gutted and will be updating electrical and wanted to know if I should go with the cheaper option of baseboard heat or stay with a gas furnace. The property is not in the most desirable lo...
Mike Barry
Unique Tenant Issue Involving ComEd Repair Question....Help!
Hi All,New landlord here with a unique question. I own a SFH where my tenant had the electric turned off due to non payment. The property is located in Will County Illinois and the provider is ComEd.When ComEd came ou...
Samantha M.
1920s home no central heat/air Part 2
It seems we the seller and I are beginning to reach an agreement on price. The comps in the area for the full ARV all have had central heat / air installed. I went ahead and factored that into my repairs and made ...
Ryan Miller
Using the RUBS Method
I have a 4 Unit in a suburb just outside of Albany, NY which has one gas/electric meter. We also pay for water/sewer so we hit the trifecta (maybe that's actually a pick 4)! I am now pricing out a utility split but th...
Josh Cook
Replace 66y old Gravity Furnace with New Furnace and AC or not
Should I replace my gravity furnace from 1952 for my rental property located in Minnesota? It's 66 years old so I am worried it may just die in the middle of next winter. I'm not sure how long they are supposed to las...
Shayne Hastings
NEED ADVICE: Boiler Replacement - Alternate Solutions
Hey all!My business partner and I have a 5-unit property and we have run into some issues with the boiler the last year or so. We are getting absolutely killed on the utilities each month because we pay for water and ...
Kara Haney
furnace/spce heater
I looked at a property and never saw this kind of heater before - I thought it was a gas furnace- I am told it is a huge gas space heater that is old and probably no longer meets code - it is in the 2nd floor of a 2F ...
Bienes Raices
Leave the utilties in your name at first
Since there's a fee for starting/stopping the water and electric (at least where I live), would it be wise to keep the utilities in my name for the first couple of days after the tenant moves in, say the 3rd or 4th of...
Tim Lindstrom
Cost to insulate walls
My electrician discovered that the exterior walls in my newly purchased ranch home do not have insulation. I am meeting with the contractor tomorrow to discuss options. about how much should I expect to pay to insul...
Sven Salvador
How Installing Solar Panels on Multifams Can Earn More GRI
A whopping 33% of the U.S. population lives in a rented apartment, and these apartments are power guzzlers. We can reduce their power bill by 2/3 with Green Retrofits and solar panels.
First, We Reduce th...