Hello all, I'm considering installing electric heat pumps in some of my rentals as an alternative to gas boilers. I live in Connecticut so we do get cold winters that can be below a heat pumps minimum heating level.  ...

I am purchasing a house that was built in the early 1900's as a SFH.  It has one boiler and radiators throughout.  I want to meter the electricity separately, and, of course, the heat.I had thought of shutting off the...

hi folks,Need some advise. I had new tenants who had moved in 3 weeks ago. They called me last night and said that the water pipes used for oil heating had burst. My handyman thinks that this is because the heat was n...

High Level Question: At what point would you spend money to add insulation to the attic of an old home rental (and hopefully leading to lower heating costs for tenants/not requiring them to buy a room heating unit)...

Hi there,
I am in Wisconsin and have a Quad where I'd like to set some guidelines specific to winter for the tenants.  
Some details:
2Upper/2lower, (2)studios/(2)1bed
each lower has control of thermostat for both...

In my market, there is a lot of inventory of historical manors from the 17th century and up (example). These ask for a lot of renovations in order to increase their lifespan, but it is manageable...

Except fo...

Which of these are cheaper on the bills? My houses are in Indiana and I had the furnaces converted from gas to electric. The tenants have been getting $700+ electric bills this winter. If it were gas the bill would...

Denver eyes turning off natural gas, requiring all-electric new buildings in climate push
Denver wants new construction in a few years to be “net-zero energy” buildings that use only electricity from renewable source...

I was discussing with a friend today the potential of incorporating heat and hotwater as a profit generation source.   This would of course require 3 base things:  1) efficient utilities- a natural gas hookup in this ...

I'm looking for a good landlord thermostat. In the multi-family I own, two furnaces heat four apartments, so there is no way for me to divide the heating bill amongst the tenants. So, my best bet is to make the apartm...