Brenda Lee
Lease agreement - lawn maintenance and upgraded home electronics
We purchased a home that comes with a ring doorbell and nest thermostat. Is it possible to write on the lease agreement that if these items break it is the responsibility of the tenant to maintain since these are upgr...
Scott Schultz
New Thermostat in Northern Cliamate
As we come into fall, I was thinking about the next 2 rehabs we are starting that will include new furnaces, and I just had a Boiler installed at another property. The advice from the HVAC Guy that put the boiler in, ...
Carlos H DeOliveira
Smart Thermostat / Locking the temperature
I'm struggling to find the perfect solution for a thermostat in my STRs and wanted to hear about how everyone manages through this.Do you lock your thermostat and manage the temperature remotely? Do you leave it unloc...
Allan Pilapil
PG&E bill was over $400 - what to do??
Hey BP,I’m 3 months into renting out my first property. I rent out by the rooms and charge a flat monthly fee while I take care of utilities. The PG&E bill has been over $400 and PG&E said its mainly the heate...
Kyle Cortez
Reducing Utility Usage Among Tenants
Hello everyone, We are currently having an issue with utility over-usage among tenants at an 11-unit property. For example, one apartment upon inspection had an air conditioner set at 60 degrees and on the max level w...
Eduardo Lopez
Worried About Climate Change? Here Are 4 Ways to Make Your Home
Worried About Climate Change? Here Are 4 Ways to Make Your Home More Climate FriendlyMany people are concerned with having a negative impact on the environment, but it can be hard to know where to begin when it comes ...
Dave Mills
Tenant says AC not working AC Contractor says otherwise
We have a single floor 1300 sqft house with 6 year old Trane hvac system. Yesterday, Tenant messaged me and stated that the system was not working around 3AM, so we dispatched a AC contractor to check the system that ...
Kenneth McCormick
Smart lock & Thermostat recommendations for Air BNB rental
I'm looking for recommendations for a WIFI programmable keypad doorlock and thermostat. Have an Air BNB / VRBO short term rental that is out of state and our property manager is technologically adverse so I would like...
Chris Christianson
Question about heating a home that's on the market
Quick question I'd like to see opinions on. We have our first actual "Flip" on the market right now in Minneapolis. In case you're not from Minneapolis, it's COLD! this time of year. To save on costs we keep the...
Aksel A.
Solar Panel Financing
Greetings fellas,I just got off the phone with GeoStellar, and it appears that owner occupiers of small residential multi-family investment properties cannot easily get an in-house financing (as opposed to traditional...