If you decide to go this route, you could inform the tenants that they will be responsible for a separate monthly utilities charge in addition to their rent.

Either way, you came to a great place to get a ton of information and to make connections.

Since we are out of state, we have to lean on a lot of information from y'all!

I was just informed that all the mail goes to the front house.

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

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Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

Although he has been given all of this information.

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I'd compare the blended rate with how much you could get with a refinance otherwise and tell you whether it's a better idea to go with a full refinance or the HELOC route.Feel free to PM me if you don't want to share this information on the public forum.