@Kimberly H.For my single family homes, the tenants pay for their own everything, from electric to gas to water/sewer/sanitation, cable, internet etc...Especially in Fort Lauderdale, where the tenants are responsible for the bills, and EVEN if they don't pay and have delinquent accounts, they don't transfer that to the owner, meaning the city of Fort Lauderdale will not file a lien on your property because the last tenant didn't settle a $300 bill.But in Hallandale they are making the owners pay. 

Keep in mind illinois tollway and gas to get to work will raise it even higher.

It takes about a gallon of gas to produce a gallon of ethanol.2.

The utliity company shut off the gas to my property thinking it was a split line.

If not, you might want run as private utility lines are very risk as you are essentially a mini utility company, if there is a gas leak, the city can shut down gas to your entire park.

It may even be worth the plane ticket or the price of gas to check out some new markets.

Which was two days away), and I realized I could either eat or buy gas to get to school and work, but that I didn't have money for both.

Another item to consider: if your contractor can't afford gas to come do a bid, he may lack liquidity and cash to perform his services without coming to you with his hand out. 

There is actually gas to my detached garage, but not to my home.  

The building is about 12k sq ft, single metered for water, and we pay for the gas to heat up the water.