Rental Property Calculator Expenses

[Courtney Kelly]

Hello,

I am new to analyzing deals using the rental property calculator. I understand why most of the information is needed, however am trying to understand the need to enter in expenses (such as electricity, gas, and possibly garbage) that the tenant would be responsible for. I can understand wanting to save for these for unexpected vacancies, but would it be right in setting these at $0 for the purpose of analyzing a deal if the tenant was paying these expenses regularly? Just want to be sure I'm not overlooking something.

Thanks for your input!

Courtney