Peter Fokas
Do you turn off furnaces for summer?
Do you turn off your furnaces for the summer? My tenants pay their own heat so this has no impact to my expenses but have been told turning off ther furnaces in the summer may extend the life of some components of the...
Katie Maurer
Smokey house - how to get rid of smell
We are interested in a house that has horrible smoke smell. It's turned the walls and ceiling a bit yellow. I see people recommend an oil base Kilz paint for the walls and ceiling. And to rip out all the carpet. A...
Kelly Sennholz
Denver, CO A/C engineer
I have a house with an A/C problem. Top level is hot as Hades with A/C running continually. Bottom is freezing the guy out and Xcel is complaining about the energy use. I really need some help with this from a seasone...
Brian Childres
Searching for the Cause of High Humidity in a Studio Aparment
I'm stuck. I have 2 units (upstairs), 425 sq. ft. each, that recently have a relative humidity of around 72%. There are no leaks, no moisture anywhere, and we added several soffit vents. Also, the 18,000 BTU mini-spli...
Brian Banks
How do you get the funk out???
Looking for cleaning advice from the community.
I'm selling a property where some semi-hoarders grossed out my house for a full 13 months. Despite having a cleaning crew come through and brand new carpet/pad...
Eric Tsang
Mold on walls
Hello BiggerPockets,Every cold season my bedroom walls located where the windows are get moldy all the time. A few questions maybe some experts can help me with -1. What can i do to prevent mold from building up?2. Sh...
Jay Garrison
Central Air Condenser on the roof or in a cage?
Hi,I just had a HVAC guy come out and give me an estimate on 2 central air units for a 2 flat. The top floor gets pretty hot in the summer, flat roof. First floor is obviously much cooler. The quote they gave me has a...
Roger Simons
For rooms without windows, do any of you rent them for storage?
The smaller the storage area the more money people generally get. So that got me thinking about areas of a house that can't be rented to a tenant. Like if there are no windows, no air circulation, no fire exits, etc...
Account Closed
Flippers and Buy and Hold
Im considering another 8 apts. but ive come across something new to me in renting. The 8-plex im looking at is base board electric heat with window mounted a/c. The apts. I currently own all have either electric/gas f...
Ryan Taylor
Hot upstairs
I realize that heat rises. But I'm wondering is there something I can do to make it cooler in upstairs home?