Heating & Thermostats in Suited Houses | What Canadian Investors Need to Know | Real Estate Investing Canada

Heating & Thermostats in Suited Houses | What Canadian Investors Need to Know

Real Estate Investing Morning Show – Hosted by Wayne & Gabby Hillier

Heating seems like a small operational detail, but in suited houses it can quickly become one of the biggest drivers of tenant conflict, turnover, and hidden long-term costs.

In today's episode, Wayne and Gabby break down a real investor question involving a legal secondary suite with one furnace and one thermostat, and use it to explain why shared systems create real-world problems that rarely show up in spreadsheets.

This conversation goes beyond thermostats and into tenant psychology, turnover math, and why suited houses often underperform over time, especially in Edmonton's older housing stock.

🧠 What You'll Learn in This Episode

• Why single-thermostat suited houses are legal but not ideal

• How shared heating leads to tenant conflict and non-renewals

• Practical systems to manage heat when only one furnace exists

• Why turnover is one of the most expensive hidden costs in real estate

• How suited houses look great on paper but disappoint over time

• What to watch for when buying grandfathered secondary suites in Edmonton

• How better systems and tenant matching protect long-term cash flow

🔥 Key Investor Lesson

Shared systems create shared problems.

When tenants don't control their own heat, friction increases. Friction leads to turnover. Turnover leads to vacancy, repairs, and lost profit. This episode explains why reducing tenant conflict is one of the most powerful ways to increase long-term returns.

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👥 About Your Hosts

Wayne & Gabby Hillier are full-time real estate investors and coaches based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Through their REI Masters Mentorship Program, they help Canadians build long-term wealth using rental properties, BRRRRs, flips, joint ventures, and creative real estate strategies.

New episodes air every weekday morning featuring real stories, coaching moments, and tactical investing advice.

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