I am doing a gut reno on a 2 family house in Newark.  The tenants will be responsible for their own heat and electricity.  There is a shared hallway.  I was not planning to heat the hallways as that cost will fall on ...

John Holdman just got through saying that there are many lesons to learn in real estate. Well, I got a $300 lesson today. (ouch)

I had the heat repair guy out today because one the the heat pumps wasn't doing a good ...

Currently own a 3 family in the Boston area which has steam boilers for heat, (3 separate systems) 1 of the systems was no used for about 15 years until last year when we purchased the home. The other 2 were not well ...

I have a duplex I purchased in a bank foreclosure last November. It's a solid building with good bones except one thing - no furnaces and it has base board heating. Property is in a college town in Michigan, so the re...

Hi all,Looking for suggestions on a 1.5 ton heat pump replacement for 900sf condo.  From my research (google), it seems I should be finding pricing close to the $3k range, but so far two quotes have come in ~$5,600, a...

Does anyone know of any sites that have heat maps based on neighborhood home values or class? I thought zillow did but I can't find it.

So this property I’m looking at has gas heating for the apartments. There are literally gas space heaters mounted to the walls that require you to light them much like you would a stove. Gas lines run up through the c...

Hi all,Replacing a 20+ yr old OIL heating system with a GAS system. Current section 8 tenants pay $2100 rent...plus utilities. My first question is do I pick a good, better, best system that costs from less to more $$...

I’m interested in buying a four family where the current owner installed electric baseboard heat. I’ve heard that electric heat is very expensive on the tenant. Should this keep me from buying this house?

old boiler died in 17 unit apartment building. It's been vacant for a few years. no radiators. the plumbing pipe condition unknown.I contacted 3 HVAC contractors. 2 recommeded mini splits. 1 suggests gas heat pump.I f...