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Melissa Ulloa Single Water Meter on a duplex rental
20 April 2022 | 4 replies

Hello accredited investors,
I wanted to know if anyone had a solution if you have 2 rentals (SFH) on a lot and one water meter, gas or electric and don't want to pay to have separate meter installed and NOT pay for t...

Bobby Narinov What is your experience making the tenants pay utilities on a single meter
8 June 2015 | 10 replies

I'm evaluating an apartment complex (two buildings) where the owner pays water, gas and sewers. During the inspection I noticed that some toilets have constantly running water and the wall heaters were still heating d...

Semaj Worrell Offering Utilities To A Buyer/Renter
29 January 2015 | 8 replies

A lot of people, particularly Students and people with lower credit scores look for a deal with utilities included. What are some of the benefits for a seller that includes Utilities and which utilities are the best o...

Clarence Smith Should I separate the utilities in my triplex.
8 July 2015 | 11 replies

I am trying to find a strategy or method of determining if it is worth the money to separate utilities in a triplex which I recently purchased. Separating utilities would require me to have a some electrical rewiring...

Lee Davis Pipe Burst one week after closing
26 March 2024 | 3 replies

Hi AllI'm a first time home buyer and this is my first time posting on this forum. Scenario: I have a weird scenario where a week after closing on a home a pipe burst in the second floor unit of a duplex I purchased i...

Tony Robledo How to write a lease with utilities included?
15 March 2023 | 11 replies

I’m a first time landlord about to rent out 2 units in Oak Park, IL.
I was planning on using the lease agreement template available on Avail, but I have a custom amendment I need to add and I want to make sure it is ...

Mike W. Water Sewer Trash MUST be in owner name?!
24 October 2014 | 13 replies

Hey all! I have a few rentals in Boise area and the local W/S/T company mandate the utility bill be in the owners name. It has been a struggle getting the tenant to pay and is always behind on payment. He pays rent on...

Ben Freiman Tenant Pay for Water/Sewer?
25 June 2019 | 16 replies

So I live in Columbus OH and our water/sewer is invoiced on a quarterly basis and the price for a 2000 sq ft home is about $100 per month or $300 per quarter. My question is, do most people have the tenant pay for wat...

Franklin Marquette Water Meters vs RUBS | LA County
4 February 2025 | 1 reply

Hello all,What have you seen re: water meters. Located in Los Angeles County (Los Feliz, 90027 zip). Property is zoned R2-1XL so pretty sure I can only have two main water meters. Right now the two units I have share ...

Kenneth C. High Utility Usage by Tenant (Landlord Paid)
12 April 2018 | 7 replies

BP:I'm about 4 months in to owning my first two SFH's with carryover tenants. Thus far, we have had a great working relationship. I purposely staggered the leases to expire 2 months apart, and I made them shorter so t...