Separating utilities on newly renovated property

[Leslie Ann Carabuena]

I'm in contract for a triplex in NJ that is beautifully renovated but does not have separate water or gas for 2 of the apartments. NJ water is expensive and is about 750 per quarter for a 2 family so it will probably be about 1k per quarter for a triplex. To separate the water, I got a quote for 7k. It would mean breaking up the newly renovated bathrooms and possibly replacing any cracked tiles with tiles that may not exactly match. Is this worth it? If I do this I may also just add washer dryer hookups to each apartment as well which might be another 1.5k-2k for each apartment. 

also does anyone have any idea if I can put separate meters on a new zoned furnace? Two of the apartments share a zoned gas powered furnace. Is it worth trying to separate them?