Benjamin Perkins
Am I required to fill the water on my tenants steam heat boilers
Purchased a duplex a few years ago and inherited two longstanding tenants. The last owner was in his 80s used to stop by once a week and fill the water in the steam boilers. Both tenants expect this to happen as part...
John Fakish
HVAC Install for primary residence/partial rental
Hello!
I need a 3 ton system for a split level home. The basement is rented out and in approximately 5 years, I will be moving out of the upstairs unit and renting out both the upstairs and the downstairs. I live in ...
Donovan H.
Basement water issue / responsibility
Actually, this is for my personal residence. I live in a recently built sub (2005). I've had an off-and-on flooding issue in my basement since purchase three years ago. I had many a basement waterproofer come out. ...
Matt B.
Running out of hot water after 2-3 showers
Title says it all... this is in my personal residence but I’ve found BP to be a more credible source for answers than searching the web.
After 2 or 3 showers the water gets cool/lukewarm, not freezing and will stay t...
Carlos Pereira
Utilities (water) submetering or RUBS (ratio utilization billing) in Saranac Lake, NY
Hello all, I've been [unsuccessfully] looking online for regulations around charging utilities to tenants in Saranac Lake, (upstate) NY. Already called local and county authorities but nobody is familiar with the subj...
Alex Houser
Solar Panels to offset cost of Electric Heat?
Hey everyone,Does anyone have any experience installing solar panels on a rental property to offset the cost of electricity? I currently own a "house-hacked" duplex where my wife and I live on the first floor and the ...
Christina R.
Top 10 Questions to ask when buying LAND
I sent out my first weekly mailing of YLs last Saturday (thanks @Jerry Puckett) - and yesterday received 2 calls. I followed up this morning after doing a little due diligence on the addresses last night.
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Athena King
Low on funds!!!
My Husband and I got s house our first property. We were able to scores a 4 family, awesome! The problem is we are getting low on funds. Our property is not on public sewage snd had a cesspool so we had to update that...
Bekah Beets
How to submeter 1 sfr with detached garage apartment
Hey thank you for all your help. I have a detached garage that has an apartment in it and I’m looking to get it submetered. Most companies want more units than just a single-family residence to install a submetering a...
Peter Fokas
Converting rental units to have their own separate utilities (heat)
Looking to get a better assessment of the costs separating utilities so that each renter is responsible to pay their own heat. I know this question depends on a lot of variables so cannot give one specific answer so ...