Okay the 4 unit buildings when built in 1981 have one meter going in.There is no sub meters.Fulton county water stated that is what the builder requested in 1981.Fast forward to today.Fulton county does not do sub metering for these buildings.The water company stated these buildings only have a 3/4 line meter on one and 1 inch line meter on the others.Water bill has been high.We fixed a bunch of leaks and filed leak adjustments to Fulton county.Water company says they can test meter to make sure it reads right.Previous owner had high readings as well.Some tenants are only supposed to have 2 to 4 people living there on lease.End up having 8 to 10 people and they use the water constantly even with no leaks.Currently we provide water,sewer,trash into the total rent.We have to do it this way because with one line if the 3 tenants pay the bill but one does not the water company will cut off water to the whole building and lien it.Since it is one line into the building even if all leaks are fixed I can't go up to a tenant without proof they are using more water.I can tell tenant with an adjusted lease they are responsible for any usage after 50 bucks a month but they might not pay the difference.My plumber told me of a company that will install individual meters and then bill the tenants directly.Have any of you had experience with these companies?

The next thing we do is get repair estimates for all the damages.

Received the deposit check for renters moving in Feb for the house purchased in Dec.Had a $2500 water line installed instead of $300 repair to stolen water pipes in the house I purchased in Dec.Started applying and somewhere near the end (?)

But that was also repairing roof patches where the existing gutters had backed up and caused water to leak into the house.

As long as the rent is paid and they are quiet I don't care.Now when people get in hard times I find 3 people turn into 10 people living under one unit 2 beds,2 1/2 baths.The problem is the people that were qualified credit and criminal are on the lease and the others are not.So the unknown people have not been qualified to see if they will be a problem or not.More people wear down the units faster,cause noise with extra vehicles,and parking issues.Our water is not sub-metered and is paid by us the landlord.Extra people taking a shower,flushing the toilet,washing clothes,cooking etc. runs up the water bill.Water company says people use about 60 gallons a day on average according to statistics.I know there is fire code limits but I was thinking of having in lease max of 4 people and anything over that is 50 dollars per month per person.This would cover extra water bill and help with extra turning costs with the heavier traffic usage.

There was water damage and the carpet was removed and mildew on the walls so the bottom portion of two walls was also removed.Since there is no closet and window it can only be utilized as storage.

What we've "offered" (verbally testing the waters) is not far below what they have sold for.

Also check the attic/basement/crawl for junction boxes or faulty wiring.Plumbing is a little harder to diagnose without the water on, but it's also pretty obvious where there have been leaks in the past.

Upon move-out, should any damages exceed the amount of the security deposit, the tenant agrees to have their credit card charged for the balance owed on the damages."

Subterrainian termites will always have tunnels that lead from their source of food and water.