I just bought an old (100+ yr old) 6-unit building with a single hot water boiler on a single thermostat.  The heat works fine and the annual utility costs are reasonable, but there is no zoning and no good way to zon...

Hello, I recently purchased an up/down duplex in the Pittsburgh PA area. The unit was a SF legally converted into a duplex and currently is heated via Water Boiler with radiators through out both units. The problem is...

I own a 4 unit building (single family home converted to 4 separate units) by the University of Cincinnati which is rented to students. The utilities are not separately metered and I do not live in the building.  My ...

Hello!  Just looking for any advice: a tenant in our triplex wants to install a programmable thermostat.  We aren't going to cover the cost but have no problem with this.  Should we require an addendum to the lease sa...

Hello all,Yesterday I installed my first Wifi enabled thermostat and I'm in love. Basically, Home Depot was offering 30% off of their thermostats, and my local utility (Austin Energy) offers an $85 rebate on thermosta...

I get ads non stop about use this software, buy this, your business and life will change with this yada yada... yada! I wanna know what are the software's you are using and what do they actually do to help you in your...

I have been looking around and am surprised that there is so little discussion regarding home automation.  We are purchasing our first vacation rental and I would like to get it set up to manage more from home.  It is...

Hello I need help I was owner-occupied 2 family house for 15 years now moving and want to rent my old apartment. apartment # 2 pays their own cooking gas I always covered the heat and hot water being that I controlle...

I'm actively hunting for my first VR property, which I will manage remotely with the help of local housekeepers and handymen.  I'm interested in experiences owners/managers have had with remote/wifi technology such as...

Hello All,
First post here. Getting our STR on the market and I was thinking about ways I could automate the thermostat to turn on 1 hour before check-in and right after check-out. Does anyone have any experience wit...