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Joey Nakayama To separate utilities, or not to separate utilities...
15 April 2014 | 11 replies

My situation:

I own a triplex in Chicago, live on the first floor and rent out the upper two.

Cooking gas is separated for each unit, but a single hot water boiler heats the entire building. This last (...

Victoria Davies Hot Water not to Code in Rental
17 December 2019 | 13 replies

My husband and I moved into a place mid September & the hot water has been an issue since day one. PM said to boil hot water and throw it in the tub — which I found unacceptable as the water is ~20 degrees less th...

Aaron Carter Heating duplex without ductwork.
17 May 2014 | 15 replies

I own a duplex which currently has electric baseboard heat that was installed by the previous owner. It is an older house and electric heat is really high (no off peak as it is the only source). I live in northern ...

Aaron Nelson Value of Coin-Op W/D in Small Multi-family properties
8 April 2017 | 6 replies

Hey Landlords!I am looking at installing a coin-op washer dryer for one of my small multi-family (2-4 unit) properties in Tacoma and have some questions: 1) Has anyone analyzed roughly how much you make per housing un...

Sam Leon What caused these scars on the toilet seat cover?
4 December 2020 | 18 replies

I wonder what caused the toilet seat cover to have scars like this.  Heat?  Tenant said it's bad quality plastic.

Mike Fitzpatrick Inheriting leases, Locking the thermostat
25 December 2013 | 16 replies

I am in the process of closing on a 4family that needs some work to the rent roll to be a really profitable. 3 of the 4 units are rented with two on lease thru June and one TAW. The issue is the heat is included in...

Account Closed duplex - utilities are not seperated, so landlord stuck paying. cost for seperate meters?
14 September 2014 | 6 replies

im looking at a small duplex thats for sale, deal looks good except the current landlord pays utilities because they are not seperatly metered. have you ever had to get units seperatly metered for gas, electricity and...

Michael Dallas Tenants upset about utilities
18 June 2024 | 7 replies

I am a 1st time house hacker and my tenants which were also teammates were signed to a lease from Aug of last year to July of this year. Since it’s now summer and they all moved back home and are also graduating they ...

Jay Smith Utilities in a multi family
8 October 2021 | 3 replies

I need some advice.I’m in the metro detroit area and I’m looking to purchase this multi family property that only has one furnace for both units, water and electric is separate. My question is I guess will be responsi...

Myles W. Newbie - Hoping to connect with locals
4 February 2021 | 11 replies

Hey All,I'm new to Bigger Pockets and probably like most of you, kicking myself I didn't join earlier and start my journey sooner. I recently moved to the Everett area and hoping to connect with like-minded people who...