Renting an older house from a landlord can sometimes be a good thing or a bad thing.
It’s good in the sense that when it comes to fixing things around the house I don’t have to do them.
I can just call my landlord to have him repair any necessary items in the house. However most of the time when I do call him it takes him forever just to get repairing. One time I needed my HVAC system to be inspected since the upcoming winter months were approaching. I had to remind him at least five times to call an HVAC provider. I wasn’t going to call an HVAC provider because it’s not my house, my landlord should take responsibility in this. Since the house is older the HVAC system and ductwork is a little outdated. It doesn’t need replacing just yet but it does need some repairing. When the HVAC technician arrived at the house to do an inspection, he had a feeling that there was insufficient airflow through the duct system. He told me that there is normally a 60% to 75% efficiency in many heating and cooling systems. He figured that the system in my house was towards the 60% range and that my system was a little insufficient. This makes sense considering the fact that I will pay a good substantial amount of money in my fuel bills. He wanted to perform an airflow test to see exactly the efficiency of the system. The technician saw that he airflow was indeed low and that it can affect my system by adding unnecessary stress on my heating and cooling system.