Utilities w a House Hack of a Mother In Law Apartment

[Monica Abeyta]

Hi BP Community,

Currently, I am looking to buy a property in Los Angeles that has a mother-in-law apartment above the garage. My husband and I were thinking about living in the apartment and renting out the main house. Any ideas or advice on utilities? The property doesn't have separate meters. Should I include all utilities and keep them under our name or switch the utilities to the renter and pay them our share? I am new to renting all together so any other advice for new landlords would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks BP!

-Monica