I used to rent a nasty house from two nasty women. I was in a hurry to find somewhere to live before the snow came and I didn't have to drive across the state to get to work (a one hour commute one way.) So I opted to...

I bought a short sale rental house in New York a little over a month ago that had to be renovated.  The gas heat was turned off last April by ConEd, the local utility company, because the previous owner had not paid t...

My tenant moved in last October and paid the year in advance. Her husband recently passed away and her house was paid in full, so she was able to pay using the money from the sale of her house. I've always had issues ...

Ive been running some numbers on some multi family deals and single families also. I was wondering, when do you guys decide if you should pay for the gas and electric bills when trying to adjust for a higher cashflow?...

Here in Milwaukee I will sometimes see a duplex on a block that faces a non-residential use - such as a small factory or warehouse or a cemetery. Recently I saw a duplex on a street that was basically the exit ram...

I'm looking at 40 units that's split into 4 buildings. I'm doing the do diligence now. HVAC is older (80's), some of the units have been "spruced up" as a tenant moves. There are 6 empty units, all units are 2/1.5. Ab...

We have a duplex that has shared utilities, so we are not able to have the tenants put the different bills in their names.  In this case, do people typically list the ad with the base rent (so that it's competitive wi...

I am currently considering a 10 unit (5 duplexes) purchase where the current landlord is responsible for all utility bills and does not have a cap on usage written into any of the leases.  Fortunately all 10 units hav...

Hey BiggerPockets, I have been a member for about 6 months but this is my first post.  I am looking to make my first purchase.  I found some raw land that I am very interested in.  My question is approximately if I wa...

Hello, I am trying to understand the legalities of what a Utility company can do in the event a tenant does not pay their utilities, mainly electric and Gas. I ran into a situation specifically for my water bill that ...