Heating / Oil delivery Co. recommendation needed


I am an often out-of-town landlord, and am once again searching for someone I can rely on to keep my tenants warm in the winter. I am looking for an ”all in one” oil delivery & service company, because it seems difficult to get reliable service without a delivery arrangement, and vice-versa. However, if someone has a suggestion of two separate companies, great! This is what I am looking for:

-can order oil over the phone, with a credit card.
-will deliver oil when they say they will (or will call if there’s a change in the schedule and they can’t make it!)
-reliable emergency service, that is, a dedicated emergency line and prompt calls back outside of office hours
-delivers and serves in greenpoint
-reliable technicians who are really good with old oil boilers, not just a ‘mostly gas’ company, with a couple oil guys.
-fair prices

Ideally, if I could get a few recs., so I could check them out, that’d be great! I promise to reciprocate by posting my recommendations, etc.

Thanks for helping out!

Categories: Heating
By greenpointhouse | 12/09/2010 12:22 PM | Comment

Tenant application checklist?


The recent topic on credit checks was helpful, but I’m wondering if any landlords could share a quick list of everything that you ask for in a tenant application. I haven’t done it myself in a long time, and the last time I did it, it didn’t work out well. This time, I’ll do a credit check, although I know it doesn’t tell the whole story. I’ll also get their social security number, in case things go south like last time. But what if they don’t have an ss#? What do you get as a substitute? Is it unreasonable to ask for a copy of a recent bank statement, especially if they’re newly employed and don’t have 3 recent paystubs saved? And what if they need a guarantor, what do you ask for from them?

In general, if anybody has a checklist of all the things you ask for in a tenant application, or can point me towards a good website that has such info, that’d be incredibly helpful.

Categories: Landlord
By greenpointhouse | 09/08/2009 10:59 AM | Comment