Hey everyone,
First time house hacker here.I closed on a duplex in Philly end of September and once it got cold I realized the living room and medium sized bedroom in one of the units were not warming up as much as o...

What heat tape can you recommend to insulate water lines?

Dear Esteemed BP Community,I have recently purchased several buildings in Massachusetts that are very poorly insulated and use electric baseboard heat.  I am working with a program called Mass Save to improve the insu...

Question regarding windows:I just purchased my first property, 4 unit, built in 1930's. One side of the house, the window trim and sills are completely rotted away. The rest of the windows are in decent condition save...

House is over 100 years old. Heating bills in winter are around 650 month with electric heat left at 65 degrees and only 1300 square feet. rent is 1100 month. Would you insulate the house or not?  Attic not insulated ...

I have always read that you should never take over a rental property where the landlord/owner pays the heat & hotwater. What has the experience on the board been?? Has anyone ever taken over a small multi-family...

Hello BPCan you use BRRRR Strategy on Turnkey Properties (Condo, Townhouse, and Apartment)?

I have 2 kinds of tenant complaints for AC: not cooling enough and not cooling at all. Second one is an emergency an I send someone same day, irrespective of what it costs. First one is the grey area that gives rise t...

Recent exchange into a 1 year old unit with a gas fireplace. Much to my surprise there is no fan. I am like is this just for show? Apparently you can install a fan but doesn't that seem like something that should come...

Hey BP,
I just bought an older house (1910-ish) split into five apartments (~2700 square feet total). They aren't separately metered so the utilities are included in their price of rent. The electric bill was about d...