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Mickey Busanet who should pay Utility charges
30 December 2022 | 6 replies

when renting out a house should the tenants pay the utility separately or should I include that in the rent, same question if I were to make it a section 8 rental.

Nick Grewe Should I separate the 2 unit utilities?
4 April 2022 | 5 replies

Should I separate the water and electrical meters that are shared between 2 units? I feel like in the long run it would be beneficial because I wouldnt have to worry about paying the utilities and I could lower the li...

Matthew Brown How do I bill utilities and estimate water and sewage fees?
19 March 2023 | 9 replies

I am a soon-to-be new landlord and have trouble finding answers to some questions I thought would be easier. I will most likely pay for water, sewer, and general trash. Where do I find an estimate of how much water, s...

Kristin Riker Calculating Utilities for Tampa rental
23 November 2022 | 3 replies

Hello,
Currently interested in a house in tampa that has an ADU in the back.  The front is a 2/1 the back being a 1/1.  There is no separated water/electric meter, I'm going to have to calculate it into potential ren...

Marcus Tam Rental Question - pay $6k more to split utilities?
27 January 2022 | 3 replies

HI everyone, I am gearing up to rent my ADU out and currently, electricity and gas coveres both the ADU and the front house where i sleep. Should I pay an extra $6k for seperate electrical and gas pipelines so that th...

Account Closed New Investor in Poughkeepsie, NY
5 January 2021 | 8 replies

Hello BiggerPockets Community!

I am new to real estate investing and new to BiggerPockets and have to say how thankful I am to have found this community.

I'm an active duty Naval Aviator. I have been eager to ge...

Melissa Ulloa Single Water Meter on a duplex rental
20 April 2022 | 4 replies

Hello accredited investors,
I wanted to know if anyone had a solution if you have 2 rentals (SFH) on a lot and one water meter, gas or electric and don't want to pay to have separate meter installed and NOT pay for t...

Michael Vigneault Splitting utilities in a 5 plex?
14 February 2023 | 4 replies

I'm wondering if anyone has advice: The water utility is no problem - divide by # of people in each apartment, add into rent. Each tenant has his own electric bill.Gas is the issue - only 3 apartments have gas, all w/...

Angie Y. Splitting out shared utilities
16 February 2024 | 3 replies

Hi! I bought a home and converted the garage into an ADU. I rented out the main house already, and all utilities are in the tenant's name. I split off the electric meter for the ADU, so that will be billed separately....

Angie Y. Suggested formulas for RUBS
18 February 2024 | 2 replies

Hi all! I have a property that I'm renting where the gas and water utilities can't be split out. One property is a 1BR/1BA 450 sq ft unit with one tenant, and another is a 4BR/2BA 1450 sq ft unit with 4 tenants. I'm g...