While looking for a new, smaller home, I stumbled upon Bigger Pockets last September and then realized how we had squandered all those years in the rat race, rather than building wealth in real estate if we had continued upon our original path.After spending hours upon hours listening to podcasts, reading the forums and learning how to analyze deals, we were finally ready to start making offers.

This takes a little more work, but it's the most fair and reduces the likelihood of tenants that squander utilities.If you choose #2 or #3, there are considerations:Start with an average.

This takes a little more work, but it's the most fair and reduces the likelihood of tenants that squander utilities.If you choose #2 or #3, there are considerations:Start with an average.

The rent she paid me was not squandered on material things.

This takes a little more work, but it's the most fair and reduces the likelihood of tenants that squander utilities.If you choose #2 or #3, there are considerations:Start with an average.

And because you are including utilities in the rent, the Tenants are likely to squander the utilities so I would increase it a little more for that.In your situation, I would divide the average use by three and then bump it 15 - 20%.

Assets can be stolen, lost, seized, squandered.

This takes a little more work, but it's the most fair and reduces the likelihood of tenants that squander utilities.If you choose #2 or #3, there are considerations:Start with an average.

This takes a little more work, but it's the most fair and reduces the likelihood of tenants that squander utilities.If you choose #2 or #3, there are considerations:Start with an average.

It is an investment company, but you still need to be actively involved, or you will be squandering your capital.A friend of mine, who has seen great financial success in his career, put it to me once: "It is amazing how passive investments still require a lot of work."