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I'm looking at buying a 4-plex right now. After running the numbers and doing some pretty thorough research, this property appears to be a cash cow except for one little problem... there is only one gas meter, one ele...
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I am looking at a triplex and a six unit. Both were converted from large SFH to multi family a long time ago. The landords currently pay utilities which I think is insane. I want to know if any of you have a rough ide...
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I have a tenant with a malfunctioning water heater that spews water everywhere running up the water bill that I pay. I’m running into roadblocks with what I’m legally able to do to get them to fix or replace it. I can...
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Hello all!
Thank you in advance for your time, advice, and experiences!
We recently purchased a property in Wisconsin with 6 units— 2 commercial and 4 residential. One of the commercial tenants is a hair salon, and ...
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Hello BP community!!I have recently acquired my first rental property and it came with tenants in place. They are moving out in 2 months and all the utilities are in their name. My question is, after the current ten...
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I am actively searching for my first house hack deal (western MA, > 4 bed 2 bath, single family/duplex, <250K).
I am wondering if anyone has experience dealing with utility expenses while renting by the room. I...
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Just a general question to see what everyone thinks…What would be your choice for heating a rental property? I feel like central air is a great investment just for the sake of ease of use for a tenant. It also gives u...
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I'm in escrow to purchase a 6 unit apartment building in Ohio and I noticed the sewer and water costs were 73% of the total monthly expenses. Is there a way to lower those utility bills? Perhaps I could pay to have a ...
I am buying a 4-plex and inherit the old tenants from the previous owner. The rents are below market price and include all the utilities except electricity (Water, Sewer, and Trash are included). The property has one ...
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Plan is to sell in the next 5 yrs or so. Trying to split gas & electric utilities so tenants pay their own.Trouble is doing so may cost 10k or so. It will eliminate me having to pay their bills though, which are r...