Jessica Vollendorf
Creative ways to post rent price when utilities are included.
I'm wondering if there is a creative way to list my rent price. Currently the utility prices are included in the rent because I don't have split meters. The problem with this is that it drives up the cost of the rent ...
Victor San Gil
Utilities - What would you do?
Hi all,I have 28 units all with separately metered utilities. In our area it's just electric and water (we don't have gas, sewer, etc). Currently when a tenant moves in, we have them transfer the utilities to their na...
Kyle Soderman
Transfer utilities in tenants name
I am wondering how you go about transferring the utilities into your tenants name. I know for electricity there is a form you fill out and send to the company. Is water and heat the same?Do you have the residents set ...
Mark Gruetzmacher
Cost Basis before being in service
Ok my understanding is that repairs and improvements to get a property fixed up so it can be put into service as a rental are added to the basis of the property per what the IRS says. So with that said, I have a coup...
Demon S Rogers
Late Rent and Internet
Open to any advice on the matter.Is it permissable to pause internet service to one tenant of 3 who live on a property due to late rent ? The other two will still have full access but giving that the internet is a ser...
Michael Chalke
Problem with new Section 8 tenant (Connecticut) - Utility transfer failure
A new tenant, adult mother who's taking care of her adult son (he has some medical issues) applied for one of my apartments in Connecticut. She is on Section 8, which I didn't mind since in Connecticut, it's been pret...
Jason Martinez
Utilities: Under my name or PM while vacant?
Hi BP family,
I just acquired my first rental property and the utilities need to be under my name or the PM company. However, the PM company charges at 10% markup fee while paying these utilities during vacancy. I w...
Eric B.
Copy of Lease to Start Trash Service???? Really?!?
Just got a call from a new tenant starting her services at one of my new rentals. The waste company wants a copy of her lease to start the service. Really? I have never heard of such a thing. A year ago this same ...
Kenya Smith
Need help setting up your utilities in Detroit ?
We are utility coordinators solely for out of town investors. We service water, gas a lights accounts and more.
Peyton LaBarbera
How to pay for utilities while having a property listed for rent?
My scenario goes like this... lets say a previous tenant just moved out and now for the next month the property is listed for rent, finally someone moves in but for that one month no one is living in that unit and onl...