But my STR demand is more dictated by the national consumption of diesel fuel.

Conversely, its a good touch point for you and it puts the onus on the tenant to watch their consumption.

I also would study both meter consumption history and see how many panels you need to supply your needs for both units.

@Michelle Lyn politely and respectfully ask that they manage their consumption and give tips on how to do so.

I would never take money out of an asset to use for personal consumption unless I was at the point where my assets produced enough income to support me and support continued growth of the business (or continued growth of business reserves).

Rather, is there, for example, a way to track tenant water consumption without replacing the entire plumbing system throughout the building so that meters can be installed?

I figured $300/month was sufficient to cover both, but I could definitely be wrong here.We are planning to rent the entire house on one lease and having tenants cover utilities, except sewer costs (based on water consumption in our area).

@Kenneth Dai, just one small correction:your water bill since last year are: water + sewer (100% of water consumption) + garbage

This reduces fuel consumption and the likelihood of the furnace breaking.Funny noises?

Then the water meter is also the water company's responsibility, but only if the meter itself leaks (the connections to the meter are the homeowner's responsibility).Of course, the water that is leaking before the meter cannot be measured accurately by the water company, so that leaked consumption isn't supposed to be the homeowner's responsibility.