Colton Gingrass
How do I write off House Hacking Utilities?
Hello BP, I am currently in the process of buying a 3 bedroom 2.5 bath house hack. It's two floors with the bedrooms upstairs and common areas downstairs (ie. kitchen, powder room, living room,etc..). The total house ...
David Florist
Living with your Tenant - Utilities
I recently bought a 3bd 2bth house with a pool and will be having people I personally know living with me. We are all easy going and I don't think it will be an issue (I hope).I have a few questions about leasing and ...
Jenny Bayless
Denver Renting by the Room
Hi Denver Landlords,With Denver's cost of living rapidly increasing and a lot of younger, more transient people moving into the city, I wanted to inquire regarding the thought of renting out a home by the room (separa...
Watson Hilaire
Separating Common Water
Hey BP,I keep passing on multi properties that have common water because I don't want to pay for any utilities. Now I am wondering if these are missed opportunities. Can anyone tell me ways to separate common water an...
Jeremy Tran
HOA Attempting to charge a "Leasing fee"
Hi Everyone,
I purchased a new-build townhome by Meritage Homes in 2021, during the initial phase of the community development. This is my first HOA property. At that time, there were no rental caps, and the HOA docu...
Matt Splittgerber
Separating Electric in MF
I'm looking at an apartment complex that I really like. The only issue I see is that everyone is on one electric meter and LL pays all electric. There are 33 units which is far too many. It is priced accordingly, b...
Faustin Hoover
Utilities and maintenance
Two questions. If you were looking at a multi family and the current owner pays utilities how do you go about dividing them at least electric? Also if 2 units have a boardwalk to get out of their unit and the other ha...
Eric Lopez
Estimating Operating Expenses
To my BP family,When I am running my pro forma on a potential investment property, I always get stuck on whether or not my expense numbers are correct. I can accurately estimate utility costs as most util companies ha...
Jason Sales
Duplex Well Water system Conflict
Howdy folks,I recently purchased a Duplex , and last week one of the tenants had their Light bill cut off and they other unit was left without water. We discovered that the unit powers the pump for the well system for...
Leigh Corcoran
What utility’s do landlords pay for in Cincinnati rentals
I’m looking at a duplex in Cincinnati & crunching some number . What utilities am I responsible for ?