I am about to break ground on the remodel of my home and am building an ADU over my garage for the same property.My question is....is it worth spending the money to separate the utilities or just have one water, electric and gas meter?

When house hacking or just renting in general, what are the pros and cons of including utilities?

(All pools are usable etc.)What are the typical costs of utilities, property taxes, insurance and the cost of furnishing the property in a manner consistent with the rules?

the issue at hand is a question of whether the property is considered abandoned or a hold over. this issue would vary slightly state to state, and would most likely fall on the judgement of the judge who presides over the case. however, if nothing has been removed from the apartment, I doubt any judge would call it abandoned, perhaps if all utilities are turned off you may have an argument. if everything is missing except garbage and maybe a couch, then you are probably looking at abandonment, but from the way the story reads, I doubt any judge would be happy with what the landlord did.

He did not want to tell me what business he wanted to start, because he didn’t want me taking his idea for myself.Is this normal in the commercial industry?

I have contacts in the building industry, and my original intent was to sell this as a teardown opportunity (it's in West St.

As a reminder for any other readers, the 50% rule applies to gross rents and accounts for all expenses like management fees, taxes, insurance, vacancy, maintenance, Capex, utilities, water, legal, yard, etc..You should only use the 50% rule for a quick analysis and a true historical picture of expenses on a property is preferred.

@Shiloh Lundahl , my JOb is been a Realtor and a Wholesaler,  I know, it is in the same industry but I love making active income and invest for long-term passive  income,  first, I got some SFH, rented on section 8,  but now selling them and with a goal of acquiring my first Mobiel home park.Been an agent is really great because I do not sell houses, I sell homes, all my clients and now my friends, some of them are already  interesting on investing on RE as passive investors 

Or was it mostly utilities and common grounds costs?

I am not a coach / mentor nor do I play one on TV.... or have any desire to be.however I have done business and am personal friends with some of the biggest names in the industry over the last 20 years.. most would be vilified on BP so I wont mention their names.