Haiyang A.
A ranch house with no access to public utilities
I'm looking at a 2 bedroom 1 bath ranch house that has no public water (using Cistern), no public sewer (septic), and no natural gas (heating using propane gas), and has no central cooling. Next to the house is a newe...
Brett Hennessy
Old utility, Landlord Agreement, biting me in the ass
I sold a house in Atlanta Georgia four years ago and forgot to cancel the landlord agreements in place with the power and gas companies. The current tenants who moved in in August never put utilities in their name so ...
Avvy Morales
Utilities: who is responsible based on the signed contract
Need help. This is what the contract says—
UTILITIES: Landlord shall not pay for any of the utilities and services and will be the responsibility of the tenant.
Temperatures this past winter caused the pipes to bur...
Michael Mastantuono
What utilities are paid by owner for a duplex?
Hello, I'm looking at a duplex in the Columbus area. Wondering if anyone knows what is common for amenities provided by the landlord. Are renters paying electricity, sewer, water, trash, etc. Most likely house is not ...
Jay Libowitz
Need to turn on utilities for a few days?
Tenant left the place trashed and it took a week or so to get broken window repaired and stolen stovetop range replaced. I have a new tenant ready to move in, but needs to have inspection with full utilities before mo...
Nicholas Perez
🏡 Investor Insight: Creative Financing with Asset Utilization 💡
In real estate investing, financing is as important as finding the right property. One powerful tool that can help investors secure better loan terms is asset utilization—especially when the DSCR (Debt-Service Coverag...
Michael Overall
Utilities and Interest during remodel Basis or year deduction
Good day, I bought my first 2 properties in 2024. I purchased then started the remodel before trying to rent. One was completed and rented in OCT, the other I am not done with and will be in service Feb 2025. I under...
Robin Secord
Owner paid utilities (rent all inclusive) - Raising rents after we purchase to cover utilities - Should we steer clear or is there opportunity???
Hi BP Community!In looking at several multifamily properties, I am seeing some that don't have separate meters & the units are rent inclusive. Â The problem though, is that the current "all inclusive"Â rents being p...
Robert Gati
Utilities Home Monitoring Systems instead of Sub-Metering a SFH?
I've been looking into sub-metering a SFH home with a mother-in-law suite and experiencing difficulties regarding zoning and the utilities companies. It's led me to discover home monitoring systems like Eyedro (for e...
Charlie Stevenson
Spokane Utilities - Am I crazy, or are they deal killers?!?
Hello Spokane Investors, Landlords, Property Managers, etc!!As we've been analyzing deals in Spokane, we're routinely coming up with low and negative cash-flow analysis. A big part of it seems to be the UBER high util...