Sub Metering Experience

[Jack Ropp]

I am closing on my first investment here shortly that will be a duplex. I will live in one unit and rent the other out. All utilities are covered by the current landlord, but I don't want to deal with that headache. 

Does it make sense to sub-meter the property and divide utilities, because I do not want to have all utilities in my name, now and in the future when both units are occupied by tenants? Wondering if anyone has experience with this, and I know every state is different. I am living in the Lansing, MI area.