Suduk N.
Separate heat and hot water in a 3 flats
I'm about to close a MFH in Chicago. It is a 2 flats with a legal basement making it a 3 units property. It has 3 electrical boxes and 3 gas meters. Currently, there is only 1 huge old gas hot water furnace that servi...
Laura N Harbin-Waters
bought an 1890's tri-plex need advice
pays all the utilities, heat, hot water and electric for the 3rd floor one BR apt. House closes on OCt 30, so I can't get in there again. Owner pays heat and electric for first and 2nd floor apt (she occupies now, w...
Hoi L.
Get new gas boiler heater or ductless minisplits?
Need some collective advice/recommendations. Appreciate any and all help!
Closed on 5 unit house with efficiency/1BR (7 occupants) last week. Currently all units are ~$50-75 below market in the zip code with water,...
Jeremy Salerno
How can I best optimize the utilities in my two-family (MA, USA)
I just purchased a weird two-family house utilities-wise, and would GREATLY appreciate some advice. The house is c. 1910, about 1500 sqft total, both units app. the same size. Note: I had MassSave do an assessment, th...
Bilal Hussain
How to determine Utilities Expenses
Hi,
If i'm looking to buy a property and rehab it, how do I determine what I will be charging the tenant for utilities and what I will provide?
Is there a way to determine this by the type of property? For exampl...
Daniel Renta
Pulled a fast one on me...
Hello,I"m currently renting a rear section on the 2Fl of 2 family house. I have been renting since May of last year. For my sanity and others I will get straight to the point. Sometime in April I was asked by my land...
Derek Wheeler
SFH converted to a duplex advice
Hello!
I am currently under control on a duplex in Arizona and I came across information that I am concerned about. The property was originally a single family home converted to be a duplex and was never permitted to...
Zack Kolb
25+ year old appliances working fine, replace them now?
Hello everyone,
This is my first BP post. First of all, thanks to everyone on the site for the info, it is a great help.
I am just about to move out of my townhouse, into a new property I just purchased, and rent o...
Austin Davis
Thinking about Solar and Geothermal for 4plexes
Hello!I will start by saying that my goal is to have enough cash flow to support my family if I didn't have a job. To do this, I obviously want to purchase more properties, but also make the correct investments in m...
Joshua Hollandsworth
Realistically, can I make tenants pay for Water and Sewer?
Cleveland Water is now billing clients monthly versus quarterly. Is this our opportunity to opt out of paying these bills? I'm talking about low income housing. Are any Cleveland Investors making tenants pay ALL utili...