All Forum Posts by: Lenin Garcia

@Lenin Garcia electric baseboard will be very expensive for the tenants. You may think, "who cares they are paying". That is a common mistake landlords make. Tenants cost to live in your property includes utilities. If your competitors have heat included and rent is $1000 and you make tenants pay for heat at average month expense of $200, then you can only charge $800 rent to be competitive. Tenants will move out of properties with electric heat after one cold winter. 

I would fix the radiator baseboard heat and get better zone controls. This will be your most efficient heating method.

If you have a boiler, you should be able to create different zones so each residence can control their own heat. That should be your #1 option.

Removing the boilers and installing electric baseboard would be a major expense and could be more expensive for your tenants based on the cost of electricity.

How much would it cost to change everything to electric, vs. putting in another furnace or zone?

@Lenin Garcia I would look into separating gas so each unit base their own meter.  New heating system and new base board for the unit.  I did this for my first house hack in North New Jersey. It made life much easier for me knowing I did not have 1 unit controlling all the heat.  Both units now put there name in the utilities instead of landlord paying bill

@Lenin Garcia you will need to look and evaluate the cost of separating the heat or zoning it vs another type of system. I am hoping I'm done with all my steam boiler issues myself. I honestly don't think I'll buy another house that has a steam boiler. If the electric is separate perhaps look into ductless mini split system or as you mentioned electric baseboard.