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Account Closed Split Level Rented Like a Duplex Strategies
28 March 2014 | 6 replies

Hello BP,

Does anyone have any experience renting a split level home separately like a duplex? I can think of numerous reasons why it wouldn't work but I wanted to see if anyone has. If so, what was your su...

Gustavo Dominguez Lockport, IL -What is annual estimate for an 800ft unit's natural gas bill for heat?
3 February 2023 | 7 replies

I am looking at a multi-family property in Lockport, IL. It is a 4 unit (three- 1b/1b & one studio). They pay their own electric and water is well (unincorporated area). Heating would be paid for by myself. The la...

Cleo Bucceri Cleveland, Ohio- water/sewer
3 June 2018 | 8 replies

single family home, so only one water meter, in Cleveland Ohio, new at renting- was planning on having tenant pay all utilities including water/sewer- if I keep the water/sewer in LL name- can I have the tenants still...

Lee Stephens What Expenses (IF ANY) Do You Cover on SFH's?
26 June 2019 | 28 replies

Hi BP, How do you guys typically go about expenses on a SFH? Do you have a general rule, or advertise relative to what the market is offering? I have yet to purchase a property, but think it would be smartest to pass ...

Ernesto Perez Current owner pays ALL utilities
12 March 2021 | 3 replies

I am looking at a great duplex 2 bedroom 1 bath upstairs and 1 bedroom 1 bath downstairs. Price is good and upstairs unit is currently occupied. Current owner pays heat, water, sewage and electricity! What should I ex...

Larry Wilson Deciding between me paying for water or tenant paying
21 October 2019 | 17 replies

I recently purchased a ten unit in Indy. I’m in the first stages of renovations and trying to decide if I should add a water meter bank, where tenants pay their on water or use one meter and charge more for rent? What...

Meghan Cheek To gas utilities or not?
6 August 2020 | 3 replies

Hi all,
I currently house hack an upstairs/downstairs two family home, about 1650 SQ ft total with separate gas and electric meters.  It has two gas hot water tanks and one boiler (dual zone heat), so the tenants ups...

Andy D. MassSaver for rental properties?
22 July 2018 | 4 replies

I'm a little bit confused about the process of going through the MassSave program in a multifamily rental property in which none of the utilities are actually in my name - I was told that setting it up with the electr...

Jonathan McKay RUBS in Washington State
21 June 2017 | 3 replies

Hello, I'm looking at purchasing a 10 unit apartment in Spokane Washington, but it has three shared water-boilers for all of the units. In order to make this deal work, I would need to be able to charge back the hot-w...

Ashley Haas Greening up rentals
29 March 2009 | 3 replies

I have some properties and I was thinking about ways to go green with them and in turn reduce the utility bills for the tenants. Would renters be interested in living in a property that was more energy efficient, wate...