In my experience, water usage is related more to the number of people living in each unit rather than to the size of the unit. 

I convinced her by being very straightforward about the risks, but also explaining the benefits and how the money is for short-term usage.  

But will there also be more utility usage (if landlord pays utilities, I'd say forget it right now BTW).

Once tenant reached that 1000 gallons, they were on their own so they were very aware of their usage and barely went over the 1000 gallons.

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One of my tenants called and said  that their washing machine was not working, was leaking water, and that there was a burning smell. I sent my appliance repair guy over there and he found that the tenant had loaded i...

The water and sewer usage per unit rate could go up or you get hit with special assessments.

At my cost of $250k, its about a 14% return without any official mortgage usage.

My tenants are on month-to-month so 30 days should do it.It has also been brought up that in certain states, a system called RUBS can be used - My understanding is that it is basically is a 3rd party company that analyzes the square footage and occupancy of the units, then breaks down the bill by projected usage and bills the residents individually.

Now if you use one as a buyer's agent you may come to some agreement on a small commission but nothing as inappropriate as suggested by the agents you've met.