Small towns had a lot of charm.
My sister and I had inherited a small one-story building from our Grandparents on the street where most of the suppliers were situated. My whole life was based in the town so I left it to my sister who had always had a soft spot for the town, but the best part was that it was a one-story building which meant that she could open her 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 during winter. The country house, and the business building, had an electric heating plan however the town house 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 business before she set up her clothing boutique was to look for a local service provider for a heating company to conduct a furnace/heater tune-up to make sure that the whole-home heating plan was in good working condition. I was present when the heating company came and he reported that he had to do a furnace gas furnace repair because the plan had been neglected for a while! She also had to buy a new digital thermostat because the outdated one was analog and was failing at its job of temperature control. She also wanted a zone control plan like the one she had in the city. This and other energy-saving tips she had learned would reduce her energy bill.