The water bills are a big cost to me.

Even simple stuff like locking the door at the end of the day or turn water off at the main shutoff were a challenge. 

I would like to know what my options are to make sure tenants in a duplex are actually paying their water bills.

Doing some risk analysis.Let’s say I buy a property now and market value drops soon by 20% is it better to have less downpayment such as 20%.  Or if it is better to have / had 40% (either higher down or big lump sum t...

What about the hot water? 

Are they on one water meter or 4 separate? 

I saw a lot of potential even though there was much deferred maintenance, poor mgt. and significant water damage in one unit requiring complete rehab.

While this will be a notable milestone, the market is likely to achieve this feat because the sharp drop in housing inventory stems back to summer 2020, when the pandemic-era housing market began to heat up as mortgage rates tumbled and buyers made up for a lost spring.

Water/ power metered ind.

The issue related to habitability is likely mold due to the water damage.