AJ Aviles
Automation Hack 1 - Sharing Utility Bill with Tenants
Hi BP Community,If you are a landlord that shares a Utility invoice (PDF) to your tenants every month because they cover a portion of the utility bill or you just want to share it with them, keep reading because this ...
Alex Tanyi
Advice: Potential unpaid utility bill & property inspection.
Seeking advice from seasoned professionals here. After parting ways with a property management company for not meeting expectations, I took control of four properties, retaining the existing tenants. I had them sign a...
Henry Le
How to switch utility bills over to tenants?
Hello BP community,I have a newbie question. Let's say you own a rental property. How do you go about arranging the electric, gas, water, and other utility bills to be paid by the tenants? Do you deactivate the ser...
Matthias Wilson
Recommendations for RUBS (Ratio Utility Billing System) company
I'm acquiring a multi-family property that the current owner has been paying water and trash for, which is abnormal in my market. Does anyone have good experience with a RUBS company? I've contacted 3 or 4 companies t...
Dave Gallogly
Minnesota Duplex with Shared Utility Meter Billing issues
We came across a Statute here in Minnesota that affects our duplexes we own in our portfolio. A few months ago our local Utility company called to tell me that the Utilities are being placed back into my companies nam...
Jeff Cliff
Solar panels, Utility bill, NEM 2.0 and renting
Hello,I have a single family house in Northern California which is my primary and it has solar panels. My solar system was grandfathered into NEM 2.0 with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). I am planning to rent o...
Want to cut your electric bill in HALF? A few secret yet simple hacks can save you hundreds, if not THOUSANDS, on your utility bills. And with energy prices almost double where they were just a few years back, everyon...
Michael Brown
Are RUBs (Rational Utility Billing) Legel In Newark, NJ?
I am looking to pick up some apartment buildings in Newark, NJ and would like to immediately re-position each building by managing the expense side. Does anyone know if RUBs are legal in Newark, NJ? And If does anyone...
Cheryl Butler
Fear of being stuck with an enormous utility bill
I am looking at a duplex, and according to the leases the landlord pays for the water. The water is billed quarterly, and I am afraid that if there is a leak somewhere I won't know until I receive an enormous water bi...
Brandon Capelle
Billing city utilities (garbage sewer/water) back to tenants?
I own a duplex in Minneapolis, MN and would like to charge the city utilities back to the tenants. Water/sewer isn't metered separately for each unit and the garbage fee is lumped in on the same invoice. Anyone have a...