Last month, I wrote an article about the big, ugly purple triplex I bought recently.

We've been working the past month to get it rent-ready, with some new paint and various small repairs. Being the hol...

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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...

Hey all,I have a 2 family home that I rent out in Queens NYC. The tenant on the 3rd floor always complains in the winter time that's it's cold, especially in the bedroom. Everytime I go into the apartment to check it ...

Hi, this is my first post.  Long story short... My wife and I moved into a new home and are renting out our condo that we lived in for 7 years.  It's older, but I did a lot of work to it before we rented it out.  Got ...

My electric bill during the summers is around $1600/month. It’s already been over $1k/month for the past few months. I’m sure my guests run the AC 24/7. When the doors and windows are open, when they’re gone for the d...

I am looking to acquire another small multiunit in Chicago. I have no experience with boilers and want to know the expected maintenance and monthly per unit heating costs if I am footing the bill as the landlord.  Can...

I am fairly new at landlording.  I've been at it maybe 2 years and have had mostly positive experiences.  I have a few section 8 rentals.  An older woman just moved in a SFH and complains of being constantly cold.  Sh...

Curious, as it's starting to get colder here, I'm thinking about when I will fire up my furnace for my four family and what temperature to set it to.

When do you other landlords fire up your furnaces and what temp do...

Hey all. Need some advice on this one. I currently own a rental property and live in the one unit and rent out the other. My rental does not have central air and I require the tenants to provide their own window units...

We bought a home on the Oregon Coast that was an active STR.  It hadn't had any updates in a long time, we are going through and picking them off one by one.  We've swapped out the old 40 gallon hot water tank (for a ...