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Dawon Irvin Easy Steps to Increase Energy Efficiency in Your Rental Home
24 January 2024 | 1 reply

Improving energy efficiency not only helps the environment but also puts money back in your pocket. Let's explore budget-friendly tips to make your rental more energy-efficient and sustainable for the long run.
1. Se...

Jered Sturm Reducing Utility Costs w/ Solar Panels on Apartments?
11 March 2019 | 17 replies

I am in the infancy phase of even exploring this idea, but was curious to see if any other apartment operators have looked into installing solar panels on their buildings to reduce utility expenses? My gut says there ...

Eric Grabiel Adding utilities to increase lease agreement - reduce DTI
16 April 2022 | 1 reply

Hi everyone,I own a detached duplex (main house is split into two properties so three tenants in total). I have rental agreements of $1700 each - total $5100 and my total P&I is $4100. Tenants pay for water and ga...

Adam Beckstetdt Landlord paid utilities. Best practices for reducing costs?
1 August 2016 | 2 replies

So I closed on a property that is 6 units. It has 3 electric meters. One for two units. One for 3 units. And one for a larger commercial building that I may rent to more than one tenant. Gas and water are all on one m...

Dennis Williams Multi Family Value add list
4 April 2018 | 8 replies

Hello BP members!! Just wanted to start this forum for new and seasoned multi-family investors. Base on your experience, what value adds do you look for when evaluating a multi-family property?For example (try  not to...

Ben Wilkins Property Analysis Walk Through
4 July 2017 | 2 replies

Good evening BP,I have seen a few posts asking how to analyze a rental property.While I was analyzing a property tonight with my wife, I decided to take some screen shots and go through how we analyzed it. It's a lot ...

Adam Sankowski Landlord eco hacks?! How do I save on non-separate utilities???
1 November 2019 | 10 replies

Hey I'm wondering if anyone has any Landlord hacks for reducing utility bills. Looking to maybe take over a smaller multi and not sure yet if I'll be able to separate out the utilities or not? In the event I can't I...

Carlos Arjona MF property analysis
7 March 2019 | 4 replies

Hello and hope you’re all having a great week!I’ve been speaking to several experienced investors in the commercial MF space and for the most part when we talk about analyzing numbers on a property they always mention...

5 December, 2019
BiggerPockets Podcast 359: Using an Agent to Find Your First (or Next) Deal With Ryan Meinzer, Stephanie & Hero Cruz, and Rob Kishi

You asked for it, and we answered! On today’s episode, Brandon and David interview three first-time home buyers, who all utilized the house hacking strategy in different ways!

Our first guest shares how he bought i...

Mak K. Utility & Maintenance Reduction Program?
29 December 2022 | 3 replies

I recently saw on a MLS listing "All residents will be enrolled in the Utility & Maintenance Reduction Program at an additional fee of $20.00 per month"Anybody any idea how this program work or what is it?