I have been reading through several of the posted topics, and several times I've read advice that said it is a bad idea to not pay the last month's rent. I've never skipped out on rent in my whole life, but am consid...

I am making an offer on my first home that I plan to use as an owner occupied rental.It is a 3 unit building in downtown Albany, NY. The three units are as follows: -Basement studio leased for 550-1 bedroom appt lease...

I'd like to build a duplex with by-the-room heating and cooling. It will have a total of 9 bedrooms, which will all be heated and cooled by the room (4 bedrooms in one unit, 5 bedrooms in another). They will all be sm...

Have a fairly new tenant in. She told me she had a high bill about $800. So she had an energy audit done which was free, they told her the vents had leaks and the thermostat was wrong. So called the pro's in for this ...

Hi I have to replace my AC and furnace.  I live in Michigan.  The first quote came in at $5,200 to install a 80% efficiency furnace and an AC unit.  For $650 more he will install a 95% plus furnace.  My renter pays th...

Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100.  In past years the highest it went was $800.   The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...

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I have to this point mostly owned "residential" multifamilies. As I look into larger properties i am wondering if anyone has a list of improvements to make and estimated improvement $ amount to be added to va...

I have a four unit in "upstate" NY with one oil boiler paid for by me. What is the best way to separate the heating system and pass that utility onto the tenants? (The utility company will run natural gas lines to the...

We are closing Friday on a house in EADO (East Downtown Houston) and are looking for someone who can think outside the norm for a/c and heat.  This 1940's house has no attic space (very little) because they created th...

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I am new to the landlording field.. I have just recently acquired a Duplex property but I have a problem with the heating source/setup and is just looking for opinions o...