Welcome to BP - great contingent of people in the Dallas area both here digitally and in the in-person meetup community!

@Kyle Trotman If you purchased with a hard money loan conventional lenders will require extensive seasoning to utilize the new appraised value for cash out. 

Big Banks like Wells Fargo, BOA, Citi, US Bank, and Chase utilize lending programs aimed to service large swaths of depositors.

HOW TO SHARE UTILITIES 101You have a property with two or more units and the utility meters are shared.

Most likely raising funds from passive investors would utilize a Reg D 506 b or c safe harbor exemption from registration.  

Plus the challenge with mid term is you are generally on the hook for things like internet, utilities, etc.

Not to mention they wrote of over $300k worth of taxes for me utilizing a cost segregation study. 

Thus, I think that we could see national rents rising in the high single digits, or possibly surging as much as 10% in 2026 vs 2025, with some markets seeing rents rise even faster than that - Austin, TX regaining much of the lost growth in 2024 and 2025, for example.

@Chris Collins  Tenants usually pay all utilities. 

However, if you intend to work with a hard money lender or utilize a short-term loan product, you're on the clock for repayment, which can be stressful if things go sideways.