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Jake I. Question About Utilities
8 January 2016 | 23 replies

I see on most of the Bigger Pockets blogs, podcasts, or webinars that when analyzing a property and its expenses, many times utilities such as water/sewer/garbage, electricity, gas, etc. are thrown into the expense co...

Luke S. Splitting up Utilities
26 June 2013 | 7 replies

I am looking to buy a 4 plex that the owner currently pays all heat/electric on.

Do you guys know the implications/cost of splitting up these bills (or just one or the other? )

Thanks in advance.

Luke

Pamela Deese Tenant Stealing Utilities
13 January 2020 | 11 replies

I rent a commercial storage building with no utilities included. After eviction for non -payment and breaking the lease agreement. I have found that they where stealing power and water. They had buried lines and conne...

James Lindall Utility efficiency programs
8 August 2017 | 0 replies

As a newbie, I haven't been through all the forum posts but I did want to remind everyone of the programs the local and national utility companies offer for weatherization. In my state (RI), natural gas and electric h...

Jeff Prather Utilities between tenants
7 August 2017 | 1 reply

I'm house hacking a duplex. The other side is in transition between tenants. It will be unoccupied for a month but the next tenants are lined up and under lease. I've read some other advice regarding keeping the power...

Hae-Yuan Chang Switching over utilities?
1 April 2016 | 3 replies

Hello! I am purchasing a property and setting up the utilities. I am a little confused about utilities, is there one utility provider or multiple that you can choose from? And is electric and water separate or within ...

Chris Hayes Tenants and utilities
13 February 2018 | 5 replies

Sorry for all the questions I'm asking. Trying to get as much info as I can before embarking on this journey so I can plan accordingly. What are the laws in regards to tenants or landlords paying utilities in and arou...

Kenny Ellis California Utilities Help
5 March 2020 | 1 reply

Hello!
For all you SoCal landlords out there, what utilities do you have your tenants pay and why? 
Additionally, assuming i'm renting my property, how much should I expect to pay out of pocket each month to cover t...

Kyle Inbody Duplex utility separation
5 July 2020 | 1 reply

I’m currently looking and negotiating a price on an older duplex for my next house hack. The issue I’m debating how to handle now is the utility situation. There are 2 gas meters, 2 electric meters, and 1 water meter...

Aaron Blair Utilizing home equity
6 May 2017 | 7 replies

Hello BP friends -Although I've been on BiggerPockets for some time, browsing forums and gaining insight, this is my first forum post. It was the lessons learned here that led me to go for it and purchase my first inv...