Ray Lai
How to handle a sketchy charge from your PM
Hello BP community, wanted to pick your brains.My property manager made some mistakes on Buildium and I pointed it out and they fixed it after a lot of back and forth emails. It seemed to have irked them because they ...
Brett Stander
Landlords: Should I charge for utilities?
Hello BP members, I am diving into the numbers for some potential deals, and I am looking into whether I should charge for electric/utilities. Currently, my CoC return for year one is a little over 2.4%, with a conser...
LuAnn Vigen
my town won't put the utilities in the tenants name on a SFR
I'm looking for advise on how to handle the water, garbage and gas bill for my single family rental. The town no longer switches them into the tenants name, so I am responsible for it.Do I send a bill to the tenant ea...
Ben Kevan
Switching Utilities on Tenant Occupied
I'm closing on my first property tomorrow, and had a question regarding the utilities that are paid for by the tenants.
Here are the 4 utilities:
Owner Paid:
Sewer
Water
Tenant Paid:
Electric
Gas
It's obvious tha...
Jill G.
Roommate Closed My Utility Accounts Without My Permission
I'm renting a commercial loft with two other co-tenants. We all have separate leases with the landlord. Under the other two tenants' leases, they are to pay me utilities. They each gave me a deposit. One of the tenant...
Petra M.
Gap in utilities
Closed on a property and got it rented out 45 days afterwards.I didn't get utilities on the property during those 45 days so the gas company said I needed to pressure test the system before they'd activate new service...
Jonna Weber
Utilities on SFH Rentals
To experienced SFH investors, what utilities, if any, do you typically include for your house tenants? I am purchasing the first SFH rental that I've had in a while, and was wondering what the standard is these days....
Kevin W.
Multifamily HVAC Situation
Hey All,
Long time lurker but first time poster. I feel confident saying that this forum gave me the confidence to close on my first duplex.
So naturally, I now have to come back to the forum with questions! This ho...
Joel Palmer
Apartment Complex Expenses?
Hey guys!Trying to do some research on what the expected number for an apartment complex would run. I've run across a deal that has gotten me thinking, but I don't have a lot of solid numbers in my mind. I doubt I'l...
Jakub Bednarz
Utilities
Dear community,how do you guys handle the utilities during vacancy? Do you ask your last tenant to keep their accounts active (if they paid their own utilities) and then reimburse them upon new tenant moving, or do ut...