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Jonathan Baptiste How to distribute utility bill in a single family home? (House hacking)
23 May 2024 | 11 replies

I am currently house hacking and have a few tenants/roommates living with me. I currently pay the water and internet bill out of pocket and only request rent and the electric bill be paid for by the tenants. My house ...

Saul L. Unbelievable Water Bill- Detroit
10 June 2016 | 33 replies

Since I began investing in Detroit a few years ago I cannot get my head around so many things regarding the way things are done over there - but this one definitely is a contender for taking the cake. End of April I s...

Jeffrey Myers Please Help!!! What do I charge?????
30 January 2023 | 9 replies

I recently purchased a rental property.  It is a four unit apartment building.  There are only two electric meters, one of which covers three units and the other covers a single unit.  There are three gas meters.  One...

Brett Bessette Utilities Usage Per Unit Monthly
20 January 2020 | 13 replies

I am new to Bigger Pockets and looking to invest in Apartment Buildings in North Providence, Rhode Island. I have broken down all projected expenses for the property I have in mind in order to find the NOI and compare...

Emy Bernardo Shared Utilities - best way to divide costs
13 May 2022 | 10 replies

Hi all - we have an ADU in our single family home and have been including the cost of utilities in the ADU rent. We recently started charging our tenants a $100 flat rate to help cover some of our soaring utility cost...

Azeez K. Recommendations for Sub-Metering (Water) companies in Atlanta
19 June 2014 | 3 replies

Greetings All,

I currently have a MF property here in Atlanta. The problem is that the units are not individually metered for water. The result is that I have to pay for the water (approx $6,000/year).

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Susan Livingston Boise, Idaho water/sewer/trash estimates for apartment complex?
17 May 2018 | 2 replies

Does anyone have any water/sewer/trash numbers to share for apartment buildings/complexes in Boise, Idaho? I'm getting the numbers from the water/sewer/trash people, but since the cost is usage dependent, I would also...

Tom Jackson Locked into a Laundry Company
2 May 2018 | 0 replies

Hi, I have a 32 unit apartment complex.  Without my knowledge my "former" management company locked me into a ten year lease with a laundry company that supplies three washers and three dryers.  I have eight years lef...

Eric Williams Submeter for a Garage Apartment
18 April 2021 | 4 replies

I just closed on a house in Baytown with a detached garage that already has water and electric run to it, so the plan is to convert the garage into a garage apartment that I will rent out separatelyI contacted the cit...

Christopher Bunge Managing Water and Electric included in Rent
7 October 2022 | 1 reply

Hello all! I have a Triplex and we were unable to separate the water and electric into separate meters. I'm curious if any of you have an ideas on how I can track usage? Did you put something specific in your lease st...