It is no secret that expenses have increased substantially in the recent past. In the last five years, the Seattle region has seen general apartment expenses rise nearly 25%.  With expenses steadily increasing, it is ...

I am under contract on a property that I want to turn into a short term rental with a backup option of a long term rental or flip if things go south.
It's about 900 sq ft and only requires a moderate cosmetic reno. ...

Hey All,My wife and I are looking to develop a portfolio of rentals in the northern portion of California's Central Valley (Sacramento and surrounding areas). I have been practicing analyzing cash flow on some of thes...

About to start renting our current home after our new home is built.  We've determined that for our 4 bedroom, 2 bath house we can get around $1500 in rent in our area.  We've had some college girls, referred by our b...

How common is it to charge tenants for water and sewage? Doing so would make this 4-plex property I'm interested in worthwhile. I also feel people wouldn't waste as much if they are paying for it. This property is in ...

There are three issues around water utilities work that don't make that much sense to me. These issues are likely to get much worse due to the lack of investment of in water infrastructure and climate change in the co...

I am considering buying a lot in my subdivision to build a house with a basement on.  One of the larger lots has a service road that the local utility company uses almost daily.  The builder with the lot said that it ...

Good afternoon BP family! Can anyone walk me through the details of separating utilities at a MF rental in the Fort Wayne, IN area?If you've done a house-to-MF conversion or simply upgraded an existing rental propert...

Hello Fellow investors, I want to implement RUBS in my 5 unit property. What do I need my tenants sign in lease addendum so i can charge them back Sewage and water bills. I have following initialed by my tenants:1.5 U...

Hi,
We have one unit of a 6 unit building that shares gas & electric with the building. Never had an issue in the past with a tenant of 10+ years but they recently moved out and we are trying to figure out the be...