Jon Ostojic
How are utilities billed in a small apartment building?
I'm considering doing 1031s out of a few SFH on the west coast and purchasing some small apartment buildings. In researching different markets I find deals like this:http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/5175-Warrensville-Ce...
Vincent Plant
How to navigate past due utilities bills from Tenant?
I inherited a tenant on a property that I bought about a year ago. The property's sewer/water/trash bill comes in Quarterly from the borough it's in and the account is tied to the house.
The lease I inherited states...
John Chace
RUBS (Ratio Utility Billing System) for 5 unit building
I’m managing a 5 unit building and my owner has asked if there is anything we can do to help with the excessive cost of water and trash. They inquired about submetering but I’d like to know if anyone is using RUBS, i...
Blake Edwards
How do you keep track of your utility bills?
Those of you who self manage multiple properties, do you use a simple spreadsheet to keep track of all the utility bills? Or Quickbooks, or something else?
Trent Currie
Multi-family utility bill back models for centralized systems
I am looking for different models to bill back utilities in multi-family complexes with centralized systems.
For example a 50 unit single building complex with a centralized boiler system. What are some mod...
Cal C.
My favorite utility bill has this word on it!
That word is FINAL. That means I've either sold a flip or rented out a house and the tenant is now paying for the utilities. On Friday, I received three Final electric bills for the last three flips I sold. It gave me...
Clayton Hepler
Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS) on a Small Multifamily
I am looking at a small multifamily (quadplex) in a small town that I grew up in. It would be my first property and has tremendous potential, because the current landlord pays for all of the utilities and the 3 rents ...
Sean Apple
RUBS - Los Angeles: How can I bill for utilities?
RUBS- Ratio Utility Billing System.1. Does anyone know where I can find legislation on rubs in Los Angeles, California? How is it regulated? How can it be added to property?2. Is possible to use RUBS and bill back the...
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...
Rashad Nelson
Baltimore City - tenants failure to pay water utility bills
Hello fellow BP members, I'm not looking for answers, but I am curious if anyone with rentals in Baltimore City has dealt with the following situation:Here's the scenario - I have a SFH rental in Baltimore City with a...