TCLP pays up to $3,000 for a cold climate heat pump in 2026, and the federal credit ended with 2025 installs. What buyers should check on the house.

Two pipes by the foundation of an older Traverse City house usually mean a heating oil tank is still in the ground. Michigan regulates those tanks under the fire code, keeps no registry of them, and has no fund to clean one up if it leaked. Here is what the state requires, what it costs, and how to check before you write the offer.