@Matthew Paul I thought of doing the whole unit electric.

It's not like electricity where the temperature and the season will cause it to rise and fall at different intervals.

FYI, the house has a new roof, electrical, plumbing and furnace.

A lot of houses in San Antonio are old houses that were split into several "units".I have some houses that are common water, common gas, but never common electricity.   

The roofs are in OK shape as are the electrical panels, but getting insurance on older apartment buildings is a nightmare. 

The tenants have separate utilities (meters, heating units) and pay for the heat and electric to their units.The price is $382,000Expenses:Insurance:  $1,000Water/sewer:  $1275Electric:  $658Trash removal:  $900Landscaping/snow removal:  $1450 (My husband and son-in-law are landscapers/plowers (and very talented general handymen), so this amount will not be close to this)Real estate taxes:  $3847Vacancy rate:  8.3%Maintenance and repairs:  $1200 Advertising:  $150Administrative:  $15020% down payment:  $76,400 with 5% interest rate - $305, 400 mortgage amount - mortgage payment $1641Rents are:  3BR - $1325; 2BR - $1050 and 1BR - $975. 

I have my tenants pay electric and gas, I add a fee for the water @Brady Hlad.

But then also subtracting out these numbers (insurance, tax, HOA, other costs were all calculated by actually getting quotes for electricity, water/septic, internet, cable for this house). 

Most issues I’ve handled remote ( I live 2 hours away by car ) and have only gone onsite twice - once for a complex electric water heater install and again when we did scheduled exterior painting.

I spent about $40k on necessary upgrades (electrical, plumbing, & cosmetics).