The boarding house has a ‘Bring your own AC’ policy

For us, how right now is a former church. Well, it was intended to be a church, but it’s construction stopped mid way, so they never held any services there. For 5 years a local congregation poured money into building this sizable place. The funds ended, the congregation moved onto other churches, and the building was abandoned. Finally someone grabbed it at auction, completed the walls and floors, and began renting out rooms for travelers or small income earners. There is working plumbing and electricity, but there is a “bring your own HVAC system” policy because the place lacks climate control in it. Construction was halted before a Heating and Air Conditioning corporation could even get started, so there is no HVAC duct to set up central HVAC. Construction workers built in the section for HVAC ducts and vents, but that step never got to take place. There is no capacity for climate control here, but with advancement in Heating and Air Conditioning technology, we don’t require a central system. Portable systems are everywhere at affordable prices. Many Walmarts or Targets will have a portable HVAC system for under several hundred bucks. While these little machines won’t cool off a big home, they can cool off a room pronto. We aren’t sure how long we will live in this flophouse, but it has character. Since we have a cooling system, we are enjoying our stay. When we leave, we plan on gifting our little HVAC system to another individual that can’t afford to buy one.

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