Ask the neighbors if they take on water.

Here are a few other considerations:- Water/Sewer, Landscaping- Annual rental permit/inspection fees - check with your local government. - Are all utilities split for each apartment?

I also want to separate the water heater for the units to increase cash flow by not paying for utilities.

The "workmanship" that we're seeing, across the board, is nothing short of disgraceful - paint hiding rotten siding, vinyl flooring over rotten sub-floors, "new" shingle roofs over 2 old roofs where the structure can't support it, load-bearing walls removed with no structural replacement, even a swimming pool that was buried.  

All,i am looking at a 9-unit at the moment, that has one meter for electric and water.

He started filling the bathtub up with water and fell asleep and it overflowed and flooded the house. 

"A city proposal to require tracking of municipal and commercial energy use has the potential to help city government, private building owners and tenants save millions of dollars, reduce emissions by thousands of tons and cut water usage by billions of gallons in less than a decade."

Land owner got suspicious when top level water tank was built on 10th floor.

The one on August is maybe doable though as I may be installing new water lines in my park that week.  

I'm acquiring a property in Galveston, TX and would like to keep the a more regular eye on things that may deteriorate faster than others due to salty air/water exposure.