Our local electric company has just applied for permission to raise rates by 20%.

They got a 10% raise just this last fall. They got a 10% raise the year before that, and they got a 10% raise the ...

Include utilities or not? Electric and heat add up in a frigid New England weather.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $765,000

Cash invested: $30,000

2/2 with 1/1 ADU. Currently house hacking in SOCAL.

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