I also thought this would be a great spot for a wall mounted TV, hence the outlet on the wall and the cable hanging.

I rent out an apt/condo, I rent out the rooms.Utilities are included with the rent..When doing this it's important to put on lease your utility Caps and to be clear.For example for water my cap is $50 anything above it gets divided by 4 (each tenant)What I notice is very important to these tenants is high speed internet they typically don't even watch Cable TV.

I've managed several properties that didn't have separate meters and typically I use the "all utilities included except internet and cable" as a major selling point for tenants.

No, because they have cable to pay, they have electric to pay, food to eat, going out to do, purses to buy.

Again, keeping in mind that this is a small duplex, as the landlord I'd rather not pay an extra $40 a month for standalone internet/cellular service.Which leads me to my question -- insofar as the submetering system could function through a tenant's cable internet service, is there any legal prohibition on including language in a lease to require that a tenant maintain such internet service for the stated purpose of monthly water readings?  

Hey everyone,I've found a potential property investing in through craigslist and I had a few questions regarding it.Here are the details:Triplex fully rented: ASKING $479,000 - 3 Bed 2 Full Bath (rents for $1200) - 2 Bed 2 Full Bath (rents for $950) - 2 Bed 2 Full Bath (rents for $950)They say that the tenant pays for cable, electric, gas/propane and the landlord pays for insurance, mortgage, property tax, and trash.

How bad could he actually be .maybe the guys wife was cheating with the cable guy or a city worker , who knows

AirBNB obviously incurs the utilities (including internet...maybe cable/security), property management, and hotel/local taxes that I'm still trying to educate myself on...not to mention the upfront/semi-ongoing furnishing.

Additionally the holes required to run any cable will also need t be repaired.

Porter Cable or Makita is fine.