It seems the flat fee model of the Price Labs and Perfect Price work out better if the unit is at least average in annual rental.

I tried some negotiation tactics from "Never Split the Difference" by Chris Voss but it fell flat.

Get outlet protectors. 4) Flat-rate utilities is the way to go.

In the end, I'd rather have a few non-paying RUBS tenants than no RUBS at all.I have RUBS on 1 property and flat rate billing on another, here are my formulas:RUBS (water/sewer) the tenant is responsible for 100% based on 75% number of occupants residing in the unit and 25% sq. ft. of unit.Flat rate billing (water/sewer + trash) the tenant is responsible for $60 monthly in water/sewer and $25 monthly for trash.We are able to capture the majority of our expense on water, sewer and trash this way and pass it onto the tenants, while being in full accordance to our local and state laws.

If you clean all the surfaces on the interior with simple green, you should pass the lead safe inspection.You should get another coating on the flat roof even if you don’t see any obvious leaks.

As for the $25 garbage fee we spell it out as a flat "utility fee."

Cheap LVP will not sound well when you walk on it, even worse if it does not lay flat on the subfloor; feels spongy.

Though the U.S. is coming off its fastest growth quarter ever, economists worry that the next quarter or two could see flat or even negative growth before rebounding.

When I moved to Chicago 3 years ago, my wife and I bought a two-flat and began our investment portfolio.

Easy access, flat, trees but not too many.