I had plenty of questions with no real plan in mind or even resources for that matter.

What that commission is doesn't matter at all.

To manage your inherited rental properties in Virginia, it's generally best to form an LLC in Virginia, where the properties are located, to simplify legal and tax matters.

I would ask what the operating agreement says on these matters.

If that is the case, then it should be a simple matter of taking the total, subtracting the amount from the submeter and then dividing the bill appropriately with them splitting and fees unrelated to the usage 50:50.

What it matter if I lose $200-300 a month when my property value is going up $25-40k per year.

I would think that setting each cell up as a separate entity would solve the matter. 

I recommend this no matter what business you're in.

Of course it matters the distance from other homes for yappers and how animal control is.

Yeah exactly or plumbing, any home services for that matter.