Ben Durwood
Should landlord or tenant pay for water in Grand Rapids?
Hello BiggerPockets - I could use some advice. I own several rental properties in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and I am trying to decide whether I should pay for water and sewer service or whether the cost should be passe...
John Akhlaghi
How to Speak to a Tenant
Good Evening This is John Akhlaghi,
I just had a quick question for someone to help me answer to answer.
Today my tenant was using the shower and the electricity in the bathroom for an hour.
I was just wondering...
Chan K.
Landlord – Tool or Device to Detect Pipe Burst or Constant Runnin
Hello Landlords,I want to find out what kind of device you are using to detect pipe burst or constant running water. Most of the time when the pipe is burst in the basement or constant running water due to leak or abu...
Jessica Jay-Maleski
Multifamily property with shared utilities - help!
Hi all!I recently purchased a 4-plex (two buildings with 2 units per property) in Phoenix, AZ. Because the units are not separately metered in any way, I pay all utilities. I am finding that with each utility bill I h...
Andrej Walilko
how many tankless water heaters for quadplex?
Hi all,I'm looking to replace two currently functioning but well-aged tank style water heaters with longer-lasting and more efficient tankless heaters in my quadplex (3x1br+1x2br). This will also completely remove the...
Tim Windhorst
Should I be worried? What would you do?
Hello BP community - I got this message from my property manager in Huntsville on Monday (yesterday):"This is the tenant at XXXX Apt. C. I got a call from Huntsville Utilities last night saying that there is something...
Ryan Yio
Mobile Home in Single Family zoning neighborhood
We are considering buying a SFR for the land. After tearing down the building, a double wide will be placed on the land for rental. I believe neighbors won't complain given that1. The exisitng building is pure eye sor...
Brynn Misener
Separating Utilities for a Multi-Unit Building
Hello Everyone! Does anyone has experience with separating utilities in a multi-unit building - specifically heat? I manage a 6 unit building that has one commercial gas bill and we would like to have tenants pay for ...
Jake I.
Question About Utilities
I see on most of the Bigger Pockets blogs, podcasts, or webinars that when analyzing a property and its expenses, many times utilities such as water/sewer/garbage, electricity, gas, etc. are thrown into the expense co...
Joseph Puthusseril
Water bill too high
Watebill is $300s /mo. For a 3 units building.best way to reduce?