Sam Leon
New Tenant - High Water Bill
Have a situation that I am trying to figure out the best resolution.
Bought a house with a large lot in July 2012. Spent two months cleaning, fixing, renovating inside and outside.
During the process I replaced all...
Account Closed
Does anybody add utility charges?
I have a large industrial building with a handful of different tenants. The building only has one incoming power meter from the utility, and then there are individual submeters for each tenant.As a result of this, the...
Jesus Moreno
How to proceed with non-separate utilities
Can anyone help me with this dilemma? So I have two units, that the electricity for both is under one meter. How do I proceed to rent out these units? If I pass the electricity costs to the tenants, then I leave the ...
Rob K.
Landlord pays heat - lock the thermostat?
I looked at a sixteen unit multi family today. It consists of two buildings. There are a total of three gas boilers for heat. The landlord pays heat and water, but each apartment has it's own electric meter and then t...
Frank Macias
Purchase a house with a mother in law suite w/o sub-metering?
Hello BP members!I am contemplating on purchasing a single family home that I will house hack. The property has an attached mother in law suite and an attached efficiency. The numbers look good (details below) but tho...
Kezia Edmonson
Splitting utilities with Solar?
I installed solar few months ago; now looking to house hack large basement. Solar generates aprox $250/mo in credits; some months I generate more than I use, so bill is $0, other months bill varies b/c I use more than...
Jesse Poll
which is better tax deduction for water bill or tenant paid water
I sent a link to a friend about sub metering their water after a conversation where they were complaining about tenant water usage. Her response to me was I don't know how this could help me because the water expense ...
Ronnie Hutchinson
Adding an extra bedroom in a shared house, should I decrease rent
I currently have a 3/2 that I rent by the room. They are two main living rooms, I am thinking about taking one of the living rooms and converting it to a bedroom. Of course by a license contractor with the correct per...
Cody Barrett
Duplex: What is normal in regards to washer/dryer use by tenants?
First property and I inherited a tenant in the upper. He has access to a washer/dryer set in the basement which is in OK condition. There was a spot for the lower's washer/dryer set too but the owner took it after ...
Leonard Lee
one water meter for two units
I have a house and garage apt on one water meter. The units have diff number of tenants. How do I split the h2o cost fairly ?