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6 July 2021 | 1 reply
In four years, the only expense I had was the water heater going out.
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6 July 2021 | 4 replies
I'm fine with a base hit, and I think even moving into the future I could still raise rents a little more and separate the water so tenants pay that directly.
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6 July 2021 | 8 replies
My previous tenant didnt pay their water bill for $525, I'd like to go after them for a judgement.
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16 August 2021 | 6 replies
Hi - I recently had a rental property basement damaged due to street flooding which caused water in the basement and therefore damaging furnace and hot water tank.
14 July 2021 | 23 replies
I have done all the leading to water I can do, if you want to drink sand and spit mudd that's your option, I tried.
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11 February 2022 | 18 replies
Just bought my first 3 properties for STR and would love some insight on pitfalls to avoid and things to focus on (my properties are by the beach or on the water.
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7 July 2021 | 4 replies
So I'm thinking of setting a fixed monthly surcharge for heat and hot water, plus a charge for the 'free' laundry I provide.
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7 July 2021 | 1 reply
I believe the hot water heater should be flushed once a year but past that I don't really know.
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13 July 2021 | 20 replies
If I the landlord were to break the lease and no longer provide water to the tenant, they would not be happy.
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15 July 2021 | 19 replies
That means you'll be working your a$$ off trying to stay above water cashwise, banking on a future event you have no control over to recover the cash you spent.