Clarence Smith
Purchasing a Triplex which only has one Oil Furnace
Hello,I will be closing on a triplex (3 unit home) in Philadelphia in one week. Currently the utilities are not separated. The entire home has one fuel burning furnace in the basement. I plan to get at minimum the ...
Sean Buruschkin
Breaking the lease because rooms cannot be heated properly
I started a lease on 12/15/2018 and I am the tenant. It is a three-story home and rehabbed in 2018. I am the first tenant since it's been rehabbed. To give you full context, the home is located in a flood zone in Phoe...
Account Closed
Simsbury, CT Small Duplex Deal Analysis
Hello BP,Im closing on a small 1240 sqft duplex soon. The home is a town house style Brick one level 2 family. Directly across the street there is the Farmington River and visable from the living rooms. The home is co...
John Brinkos
Ductless HVAC or Ducted?
I have a 1800 ft 5 bedroom place that is a college student housing property. Currently there is baseboard heat and window AC. My electric bills were in the $900/mth realm this winter (avg temp 30). The house is 1930's...
Samuel J Claeson
Vented Gas Fireplace in rental unit?
Hello BP members,I've moved into one of the units of my Triplex and it has a mixture of electric and gas heating. My father in law recommended that I get a freestanding vented gas fireplace to heat the 800 sf unit, w...
Dave Smart
Replacing electric baseboard in flip house
Hi everybody, I recently purchased a home with electric hot water baseboard heat with an arv of $140,000 and was wondering if I should replace it with a natural gas or oil furnace? What have been your experiences with...
Justin Wood
Airbnb, how to keep pipes from freezing during winter?
Need suggestions on how to keep my pipes from freezing. Yes, I have hose covers. But house does not have central heat. It has wall natural gas heaters. I feel it is a safety hazard to leave them on for a week at a tim...
Jeremy Chaser
Found a rental property I like, but utilities aren't separate.
Hi all,I'm curious what more seasoned investors might think about this unit. I've been trying to find a good rental property to invest in for a while now and finally found one that I generally like - it's a fourplex, ...
Nina Liu
Considerations for switching from radiators to PTAC units
Hi all, I have a 30 unit motel that runs on oil heat. We have ~350 sq ft studios with one radiator in the main room and one in bathroom. In an effort to use less oil, I am switching to PTAC units that include heat and...
Julio Cardenas
Mini split system for my rental property???
Hi I'm in a situation regarding mini split system. I Just bought my first rental property, it is 3 flat in a Chicago suburb. I currently have baseboard heater heating and have to pay the entire gas bill my self becaus...