People want to be on the water not near it.

The easiest ones to find are hot water leaks because usually the resident complains that their floor is hot.If you eliminate those, just have your PM stop by the property randomly to listen for running water.

I own a duplex in Clermont, FL just outside of Orlando and initially wanted to split water meters between the two units, but the cost and amount of work were higher than expected.

If the water bill is $100 a month, increase the price by 20% (or whatever you decide is fair) to compensate you for the time required to split and bill and to cover additional use when tenants squander the utility.

Tenants stopped paying electric and water.

Quote from @Devin James: Quote from @Scott Mac: Maybe the infrastructure, electrical grid, water sewer, pavement thickness on the roads, cannot handle the extra people in the area.

There are a ton of complexities with properly repairing a fire damaged house....they sell really cheap for a reason.

I recently purchased my first duplex in Peoria, AZ in September and I am using it as a house hack where I rent out one side and live in the other.

We have had many water leaks that have damaged the flooring.

In the desert it costs me LESS than $20 for water.