Small towns had a lot of charm! My brother and I had inherited a small one story building from our Grandparents on the street where most of the companies were situated.
My whole life was based in the town so I left it to my brother who had always had a soft spot for the town.
The best part was that it was a one-story building which meant that he could open his shop on the lower floor and live on the upper floor. There was also a country house, however it was a half-hour drive to the city in good weather and that could double or triple while every one of us were in winter. The country house, and the supplier building, had an electric heating unit however the townhouse had radiant floor heating and a central heater. The country on the other hand had an air-source electric heat pump replacement. The first order of supplier before he set up his clothing boutique was to look for a local service provider for a heating professional to conduct a gas furnace/heater tune-up to make sure that the whole-home heating unit was in good working condition, but I was present when the heating contractor came and he reported that he had to do a gas furnace maintenance because the unit had been neglected for a while! He also had to buy a new digital thermostat because the old one was analog and was failing at its job of temperature control. He also wanted a zone control to enjoy the one he had in the city. This as well as other energy-saving tips he had l gained would reduce his energy bill.