Kenneth C.
High Utility Usage by Tenant (Landlord Paid)
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...
Franklin Marquette
Water Meters vs RUBS | LA County
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 ...
Phil Laundy
Burst water main advice
We have a duplex with two great tenants. 2 weeks ago both sides flooded due to broken water main in front yard. Of course it was my side of the meter so we paid about $2k to replace the entire run. Now the affected te...
Holly Radice
Unpaid Utilities on Potential Deal
I am looking into purchasing a 4 unit in Ohio as my first property. When we viewed the property it appeared that the water meter is not connected. We requested utility bills and after some time finally receive them. I...
Arthur Wang
Submetering Utilities in Multifamily
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I am looking at a MFH in Cincinnati that is currently landlord paid utilities. I have heard of transitioning properties from landlord to tenant paid utilities but haven’t gotten into the nitty gritty of what that...
Keenan Rusk
Baltimore City - Water Bill
Hi fellow BP members,I'm looking at a 2-unit property in Baltimore City for a potential house hack.In researching market rents in the area, I've come across few posts about utilities in the city. One of my concerns is...
Jordan Laney
PM changed the utilities too early and now we're stuck holding the bag
Hello, Happy New Year Who do you think is at fault? Story time. So we had a non-paying tenant whose lease wasn't renewed and refused to leave. We started the eviction process. The PM change the electric utility to the...
Jonathan Dempsey
Utilities included? Furnished? Pros and cons
When house hacking or just renting in general, what are the pros and cons of including utilities?
Also, same question but with furnishing
Mark Kvam
Tenants won't pay water bill
I am looking at purchasing a small 22 unit MHP mostly owner occupied. The seller sub metered the water about a year ago but has tenants who have yet paid their bill. When I purchase I will expect that all tenants pa...
Neel P.
Duplex, can I bill back water to the tenants, single meter? KCMO
Hi all,
I'm evaluating a duplex deal right now in Kansas City, Missouri. It's my first ever multi-family deal, so learning a lot right now.
The broker says that tenants pay gas & electricity, and the owner pays ...