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Dan Marl What utilities to keep on while showing empty house?
28 December 2021 | 15 replies

I searched through the forum but couldn't find the answer.I am going to have an empty house to show to potential renters (it's a new build). What utilities should I open under my name in order to show to renters?A fri...

Joseph La Monte Forgot to transfer utilities on moveout; am I liable?
12 April 2018 | 5 replies

BPers, several years ago my lease ended and I moved out of my apartment in North Carolina.  However, when I left I forgot to transfer the utilities back to the landlord.  The next tenant moved in, never transferred th...

Aaron Rowzee Keeping Private Money Organized, Utilized, and Paid On-Time
3 March 2017 | 3 replies

Good afternoon, folks. First time poster here trying to figure it all out before I jump into the pond. I have a few buy-and-hold prospects with good leasing margins, but I don't have the 15-20% down for a mortgage on ...

Alex Buscaglia Splitting utilities in a single-family home in Chicago
31 December 2016 | 4 replies

Hey Everyone,I've been looking to get involved in duplexes in Chicago for the past few months.  After putting my first offer down last week and being passed up because of too low of a down payment, I've started to loo...

Peter Hroph New landlord - questions about utilities, time frames, and other
15 May 2014 | 7 replies

Hi,

I'm in the process of purchasing my first property and have few basic questions that I would like to get your input:

1. How do you verify that tenant signed up for utilities under their name? (ex. ele...

Petur Karlsson Installing Solar On Rentals & Charging Tenants For Utilities
24 December 2023 | 8 replies

Hello everyone! I'm set to convert my primary residence into a long term rental property. I installed solar panels on the roof back in August 2019 and over one year, the panels produced over 11 MW of electricity, mini...

Dzenan Catic How to handle utilities in a single family rental
23 October 2022 | 29 replies

Hello, 

I am renting out my first property. It is a single family home. How do I go about utilities? Do you have the tenant put the water, gas, electricity, trash in their name and show you proof that they are payi...

Pat Jackson Billing back utilities, what's the norm in your area?
30 November 2017 | 14 replies

I'm about to have ~100k in HELOC funds (thanks PenFed!).  I'm wanting to put in cash offers on 2-4 plexes, get great deals, then turn around and do delayed financing to get all or most of my money back.  Financing 100...

Sean Saadat Tenant reverts utilities to landlord before they moved out
10 May 2018 | 2 replies

State California:I have a question regarding “utility revert to owner” (Owner Authorization Agreement). My current tenant is supposed to move out by the end of June 2018. I need to double check with utility companies ...

Bernard B. New tenant put utilities in the wrong property address
9 December 2016 | 1 reply

Good morning,      I just signed up a new tenant to a rental property. I clearly explained to the tenant that the utilities would come out of my name on a certain date( I gave them nine days of service in my name). I ...