Zach Wright
House hacking for a first time home buyer
I'm 22 years old and graduated from college in May, 2019 - now looking forward to buying my first property within the next 6 mos.I have narrowed my criteria (location, property type: duplex, and budget). I am now sear...
Daniel Miller
question about utility handling
I am getting ready to rent out my first house (it's my dad's house, he's in a dementia facility now). One basic question that I have: what, exactly happens with the utility bills once a renter moves in; do I change t...
Matt T.
Can I let them in early?
I've just collected the first month, the deposit, and the pro-rated rent for the remaining days of August on my first rental.
Tomorrow I do the walkthrough with the wife (tenants are husband and wife).
The contrac...
Bienes Raices
Leave the utilties in your name at first
Since there's a fee for starting/stopping the water and electric (at least where I live), would it be wise to keep the utilities in my name for the first couple of days after the tenant moves in, say the 3rd or 4th of...
John Horner
Utility management: How do you manage your utilities?
As we've grown to 120 units we continually struggle with managing the utilities for our rental units. Starting, stoping and transferring service has become quite time consuming. I have tried reaching out to utility ...
Ryan Daulton
Are Utilities included in MTRs
Are utilities included in the rent price for MTRs? Or do tenants pay for their own utilities?
Jackie Liu
Sewer Utility billing question
Hello BP members, So I have a property in Camby, Indiana where sewer is managed by the Tri-County Conservancy District which is billed separately (flat $64 per month) and can't be transferred into the Tenant's. I was ...
Benjamin Lenz
Handling utilities for multiple "units" in a single family home
Hey there, BP! I'm house hacking my SFH in Walnut Creek, CA. I live in the attached ADU above the garage, which has a private entrance. The main house where my tenants live also has a private entrance. Currently split...
Jin Mook Choi
How to manage utility bills while listing rental property
Hi everyone,I am new to out of state investor and have a quick question hope to have some clarity.Current investment property is managed by a property management and still in process of listing. During this period, ho...
John Hesford
Who sets up utilities when renter pays all utilities?
I'm considering buying a half duplex to rent out and was wondering who starts up and gets the bill for utilities when the renter is paying all utilities? I should mention that I will also be managing this property. ...