BRENT CARON
Best flooring choice for an attic apartment.
Will extreme heat conditions in the attic ruin Luxury Vinyl Tile causing it to peak and buckle? What would be the best type of flooring to have in an attic apartment?
Patrick Henshaw
AC not capable of adequately cooling
Hi Team - small caveat : This is not actually about a rental property I own rather I am a tenant ( and on BP looking to get into real estate investing for myself and be the Landlord I would want to do business with:) ...
Julia J
Gas bill
Hi Everybody,
I own a small building with 5 units and I pay all the utilities except electricity. The gas bill increased over the winter but doubled for the month of February. I suspect some of the tenants (I had som...
Lisa A.
No Heat in Bedrooms-Michigan
I moved into a 2 bedroom house managed by a Realtor a month ago. I saw it when it was being fixed up. After I moved in, I realized there were no heating vents in the bedrooms. The Realtor seems hesitant to do anything...
Marc-Anthony Signorino
Tenant complaining about ticking copper pipes
This is in Cambridge, MA; five-unit building. We've recently updated the heating system in the building with a high-efficiency gas-fired water boiler getting away from oil. Because it's an older house, it's got copper...
Michael Herr
Schedule 30 and Short elbows
Inspected a bathroom remodel today.The guy used 4" thin wall PVC and short turn elbow for the toilet drain.Genova part number 40740I think I'm going to have him rip it out and redo: I think elbow will lead to clogged ...
Michael Baum
Schlage Encode lock, interesting issue
Hey everyone. I am just curious for those that have a Schlage Encode lock, have you seen it start going online and offline, especially during very cold weather.The weather at the lakehouse had been in the -15 to -25 r...
Patricia Andriolo-Bull
Thoughts on Host Tools
Hi. Tried to search specifically for this but wasn't having any luck though I think I've ready it in here before. Does anyone use Host Tools? I started a free demo yesterday. It seems like it "should be" good with...
George P.
Stain on the ceiling
I completed the rental inspection yesterday and the tenant pointed at the stain on the ceiling (painted Sheetrock) in the bedroom on the second floor (2-story TH). It certainly wasn't there a year ago, but the tenant ...
Genny Li
Tips for including utilities
I'm renting to a student market and am targeting out of state and international students with a fully furnished apartment, down to kitchen goods. This bumps my rent up by a minimum of $480 per month if utilities are ...