John Blackman
Form 8908 - Tax Credit for Energy Efficient Homes
Is anyone aware of how to qualify a home you built as energy efficient via this irs form?
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8908.pdf
My tax accountant mentioned this to me and this is the first I've heard of it. Aust...
Jaz Patel
How to always get lowest cost electricity?
How to always get lowest cost electricity?We looked online onhttp://www.powertochoose.org/we see that cheapest plan are mostly for 3 months.Whats best strategy?Is it best to look at above website every 3 months ans si...
Julio Gonzalez
Commercial Buildings and the Need for Energy-Efficient HVAC Systems
If you own a commercial property, I would bet that you have been trying to find ways to reduce your expenses to improve your bottom line and you’ve been experiencing high energy costs. 40% of a building’s total ener...
Uwe S.
Why are outside lights ...
... on apartment building and houses always turned on?
I look many times to Google Streetview and I saw all times, outside lights are on.
Why? Is this a law or so?
Who need outside lights on day? Thats big waste of e...
Maura O'Connor
Is there a good cigarette smoke detector with WiFi or memory?
I would appreciate any recommendation for a cigarette smoke detector that either can be checked remotely by WiFi or that has a memory function. I have a tenant in one of my units in a nonsmoking building who is smoki...
Turner Simon
Net Zero Projects
Hello all, I have recently stumbled across a commercial project in Boston that was a "Net Zero Neighborhood". In short this means that it produces more energy than it consumes. This type of project I believe has tr...
George Flevotomos
Share your expense reduction know-how
As real estate investors we are always on the lookout for opportunities to improve our NOI and increase asset value. At the same time, tenants are increasingly paying attention to the total cost of ownership, includin...
Zulf H.
Energy Efficient Investment properties
Hi BP Members:I always read about how you can make your home energy efficient . I am curious to see if any investors have done similar energy efficient upgrades to their multi unit bldgs. or commercial building. Porti...
Nick Warren
Baseboard Electric heat
Hello everyone,
Looking for some advice on baseboard electric heat!! Good idea? To expensive? Would love any type of feedback thank you!
Jorge Caceres
Utilities included worth the risk?
Hi fellow BP fans,Considering mid-term rentals (MTR) for my single-family home (near two hospitals, targeting traveling nurses/doctors). Most MTRs in my area include utilities, but my California property has very high...