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David O. How to handle final utility bill?
13 August 2022 | 6 replies

I have tenants moving out at the end of May, and a new group moving in beginning in June. The final utility bills for the tenants moving out probably won't be available until the middle of June. Will the utilities sen...

Daniel Kennedy Houston Landlord Utility Accounts
26 January 2022 | 5 replies

Hi all. Our first and only tenant will be moving out at the end of the month and we plan to do some minor rehab and updates before releasing to a new tenant. I know I need to get the utilities back into my name for th...

Allan Landfried Your opinion on this situation?
9 January 2013 | 13 replies

Hello BiggerPockets! :)

I have been reading this forum for a while now… almost daily! I finally have a question that I think is worthy of the board.

My Background…
I have been a landlord of 4 units now for about 5 y...

Kristina Mullings Converting oil heat to gas or electric for multifamily
18 December 2020 | 8 replies

I am going to put an offer in on a multifamily in my area but the only problem I came across is that both units are heated with oil. There is a gas meter available but I am not sure how costly it would be to convert t...

Tony Hardy 3 Steps Small Owners Should Take in 2017
6 March 2017 | 1 reply

Inflationary pressures, rising interest rates and property taxes are just a few of the headwinds multi-unit property owners experience in a fluctuating market cycle. Many small owners may quickly react to these pressu...

Simon Stahl ADU/Granny unit utilities metering
29 February 2020 | 29 replies

I am thinking about converting my garage to a studio to rent it out. The one thing I am wondering about is how I can sub-meter PG&E and the water. I can pay for the tenants utilities as long as I am still living i...

Richard Bader Turning off Utilities on a rental?
31 January 2008 | 13 replies

I met a guy today that said he had a couple duplexes and rented them out. He says he keeps the utilities in his name and just charges extra rent to cover for the utilities. He then said if someone is late on their ren...

Kyle Isenberg Choice of Heating for rental property
31 August 2022 | 12 replies

Just a general question to see what everyone thinks…What would be your choice for heating a rental property? I feel like central air is a great investment just for the sake of ease of use for a tenant. It also gives u...

Frank M. Expenses before "in-service" date?
7 February 2015 | 2 replies

I bought my fixer-upper last March, and it took until November before it was ready to show, i.e. place "in service."I asked prior, if the insurance had to be capitalized or if it was an expense, and @StevenHamiltonII ...

Account Closed How to report rental payments to credit agency
15 September 2015 | 5 replies

Hi.  I'm about to buy my first rental home and it's already tenanted.  I'm going to self-manage the property. How can I ensure that my tenant gets the "credit" for his on-time rental payments from the credit agencies?...