Daniel O.
Utilities: tenant laws and cost of sub-metering
Hey folks,I've been exploring Pittsburgh as a potential investment area and had a few questions to help me better analyze opportunities. In particular, I'm wondering for both single- AND multi-family properties.Are th...
RJ Dixon
You pay the water. No you pay!
Hello BP! Has anybody installed a sub meter on a smaller property? ( Duplex ) Or know a company that makes sense? I talked to the city water company and they didn’t really understand what I was trying to do. They wa...
Chris Good
Adding Value and Controlling Costs
In a softer rental market like we seem to be in now, it becomes much more important to focus on the boring fundamentals like controlling expenses. One of the ways we have been doing that in our multifamily properties ...
Frank Gucciardo
Question on Asking Seller for Utility Bills
Hi All,I'm currently looking at a 5 family (with potential for a 6th on the top floor) and two commercial storefronts (1 restaurant and 1 clothing store) in my town. I'll come back with the numbers later. What I'm l...
Kim H.
Cost to Separate Water Meters
I finally got an answer today on the cost to separately meter my intended 9 unit MF property...$8000 per meter just for the capital recovery fee for the city. Then add on any installation charges. I was shocked t...
Kevin Kim
Installing a Sub-Meter for Sharing Power with Tenants?
There is one electric pole connected to both a metal building and a manufactured house. We use the metal building for warehouse purposes, and we will soon rent out the other metal building. We use very little electric...
Alex T.
submetering water and charging tenants in MA
I'm facing a $2000 water bill for previous month because one of my tenants (in a triplex) left the water running for over a day (she also flooded the two units below). Now, part of the problem is the tenant herself, w...
Brandon Allen
Submetering Electric and Water
Hello Fellow BP Members,I am California looking at building a portfolio in Oklahoma.I notice that quite a few of the properties are not sub-metered. Does anyone have experience in sub-metering electric and water for f...
Shawn Hochhausen
Splitting utilities on a singly family home with basement suite
Hey everyone, I am in the process of building a suited single family home as a rental property and am stumped on the best way to split utilities. My biggest issue is how to split the electric bill on the water heate...
AMY NEWTON
Split level house with one meter, best way to split utilities?
Two years ago we purchased a primary residence with a basement apartment. We have been renting out the basement unit with utilities included as there is only one meter on the house. We are moving overseas for a few y...