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Sam Leon New Tenant - High Water Bill
6 December 2012 | 7 replies

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...

Cydney Smith Water leak issue
31 January 2023 | 20 replies

On the 2nd of January, Our tenant called and said there was a water leak in front grass area of yard that she thought was an irrigation system leak. We instructed her on how to turn off system and requested se let us ...

Account Closed Does anybody add utility charges?
1 March 2016 | 31 replies

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
3 May 2018 | 27 replies

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 ...

Kezia Edmonson Splitting utilities with Solar?
13 April 2023 | 3 replies

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...

Rob K. Landlord pays heat - lock the thermostat?
7 February 2013 | 15 replies

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?
31 July 2019 | 11 replies

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...

Jesse Poll which is better tax deduction for water bill or tenant paid water
4 August 2014 | 8 replies

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 ...

Cody Barrett Duplex: What is normal in regards to washer/dryer use by tenants?
22 March 2016 | 5 replies

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 ...

Ronnie Hutchinson Adding an extra bedroom in a shared house, should I decrease rent
7 August 2019 | 11 replies

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...