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Maya Torres
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Not having central air concern

Maya Torres
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Norfolk, VA
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Hello! So my husband and I have been house hacking in our first duplex for about 6 months. We plan on purchasing another property and moving at the end of the year. Right now I have a tenant that lives next door. What concerns me is, we don’t have central heating. The house was built in 1965 and we have a wall mounted furnace which is just so inefficient (in my opinion), only blowing hot air into the common area. So both bedrooms will be cold in the winter. I don’t want it to become an issue with tenants. My tenant moved in during spring so we haven’t had to deal with the cold yet. Right now, we have the money to put in central air in both units, but we are saving for another property and would prefer not to eat into a chunk of our savings. Does anyone have any suggestions, alternatives or have had this experience in their own rentals? This is a buy and hold. Thank you!

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Maya Torres
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Maya Torres
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  • Norfolk, VA
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Yes split units I was going to ask about as well! Each unit is very small with no room in btwn rooms besides a tiny hallway so that could very well work. The wall mounted furnace will eventually go down and I won’t be able to, nor do I want to replace it.

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