Hi team,We have a accumulated a few apartment buildings this summer and are seeing pretty high water costs. Has anyone added devices to their Exterior Spigots that prevent usage? Obviously we could take the handle off...

I moved to Atlanta last year and as a tenant, have gotten firsthand experience dealing with a property manager, HOA, and owner(don't know why if you have a property manager). It has been TERRIBLE!   Needless to say, I...

In the planning stages:3 bedroom house, super-deep lot and an oversized 2+ car garage with alley acess. I'm thinking about renting out the garage separate as storage space. Probably moving in myself since its two bloc...

Hello BP Community,I'm doing some research into how to analyze utility expenses of small multifamily properties (5-20 units) and I'm confused about which utilities you can & cannot bill back to tenants. I know som...

So apparently the water meter in a property I purchased was frozen and wasn't measuring usage. So the Philadelphia Water Dept came out and did what they had to do apparently replacing it. And they back billed me for t...

2024 was a banner year for our investor clients with eight prime Oregon Coast vacation rentals sold. Four properties were existing STR's that had a permit 'transfer' and the other half were eligible properties that su...

We are looking for deals, but the question comes: should tenants pay for utilities: mainly electric & heating oil or would you have the expenses calculated in the monthly rent? We bounced this back an forth but ne...

I'm new to real estate and I have a question about water bills that the landlord has to pay. What tactics have you used to reduce water consumption by the tenants. Weather that be water efficient shower heads, tank-le...

Hi,Im in a dilemma, can someone please help me.I have been suffering with my water bills going up since last year and now I am paying £60.00pm. I live alone and work 6 days a week, hence I have very low usage on wat...

I'm on my first rental property.My water bill comes quarterly. A few months after my tenants moved in I got a call from the water company and they said "you're water usage has spiked from your previous billing period,...