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Rough cost of extending roads and utilities
First - I know the cost on this can vary widely, I'm just trying to get some kind of ballpark here. I have a lead on some acreage which is connected on two sides to subdivisions that were put in 5-10 years ago. I've b...
Leon Lee
Caps on Utility Bills for MTR Guests?
Hi, Fellow BPers: Need some advice here. Last month, the electricity bill for my 1200 sq ft townhouse (mid-term rental) built in 2002 hit almost $400! When I was replacing the Wi-Fi the other day and discovered a runn...
Brandon Tarby
Raise lot rent or back bill utilities?
Buying a MHP where lot rents are a decent amount under market value, around $100-200 under. The owner also pays water/sewer. I don’t want to go in spike the tenants monthly payments right away but something needs to b...
David Hertz
utilizing seller concessions for a brrrr deal
Hi, I plan on buying a multi family that needs an $80k rehab.The purchase price will be $200k - cash.Has anyone ever used seller concession for the purchase price? In other words, if I buy it off him for 280 and he do...
Shannon Brill
Use Ratio Utility Billing System for gas??
Hello BP! I currently own a duplex and have a question regarding using RUBS for gas usage. RUBS is already in place for water, but here's the issue with gas -- both units use gas heat (equal sqft), however only one ...
Nicholas A.
How To Transfer Utilities Into Tenant's Name
Hello BP Friends,I am sending out a lease for signature today. This will be the first lease I have ever sent out fro LTR.How do I go about putting all of the current utilities into my tenants name?I will need to put:1...
Dan H.
Bullseye - utilities bored through my sewer line
I suspect it is cox. Orange is communications (red=elec, blue=water, yellow=gas, green=sewer, forgot what white is). There is no doubt utilities is at fault. My sewer pipe never had a chance. The utility is run rig...
Travis Bohling
Best Practices for MTR; Utilities, and Furnishings
Hi MTR investors and property managers,
What are best practices and innovative solutions for the 2 subjects below:
Utilities
1. During periods of tenancy who should have the utilities in their name, landlord or ten...
Kevin M.
BP calculator help (water usage/utility question)
Dear BPers,I would like to get someones rough estimate of a triplex with landlord (me) paying for water.Don't really like this idea but still want to crunch the numbers.My example is triplex 3bed/1bath, 2bed/1bath, 1b...
Joe Edwards-Hoff
Including utilities in duplex with shared meter
So, I'm looking to rent out my primary home as a duplex. I was told that it was once rented as a duplex before. I'll have to figure out a few things, but the biggest issue is shared utilities. I figured that I would j...