I live in Massachusetts.  This is a small, 2-family house. (~700-800 sq ft per apartment)

Does anyone know if commercial insurers offer a discount for installed water/leak detection sensors throughout my properties?

Hi All,In small multifamilies where there's no on site maintenance person to shut lights off, how do most of you ensure that your tenants aren't always leaving the lights on in the common areas? I figure my options ar...

I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts.   Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...

People are getting ripped off with HVAC furnace replacements and repairs. I hope this helps others:HVAC systems are treated like black boxes by most property owners, and that is a BIG MISTAKE. They are often quite sim...

In a 12 day period of a furnace not performing normally I spent time troubleshooting, then finally getting a sensor replaced. In the meantime the tenant could flip the switch to reset the furnace when it shut off and ...

What steps do you go through to secure vacant rental properties in rough neighborhoods after a tenant leaves and you're waiting to turn the property over?

:: Short Synopsis ::Looking for recommendations for security systems (door sensors, cameras, motion sensors etc.) that can be accessed remotely without needing WiFi. We will use them only for the rehab portion of our ...

Hello BP family,I just had a vacant unit broken into by some homeless people. They were in the unit for about a day and saw people in the unit and called the cops. They left before the cops arrived. The damage was low...

We are looking at sub-metering the water in an 8 unit apartment building we are moving on in Norfolk.  Any one have any experience with this in the area?  looking on recommendations on who to go with and equally as im...