April Molina
What utilities do you usually have tenants pay in a SFH?
2018 is off to a great start!!
I have obtained my first rental and I am on the verge of meeting potential tenants for renting.
What utilities do you usually have tenants pay in a SFH?
My house has central AC and ...
Patty Capson
Charging for water and heat
I just purchased a fully rented triplex. It has a shared boiler and shared water heaters. The seller added a little bit to each lease, but not nearly enough and the rent is already under market. The families in the u...
Marc Dufour
Water bill unpaid by tenants
My tenants left the property at the end of the lease. 10 days later I received on the door a overdue notice at the name of the tenant but my address that they didn't pay for their water and that it is $300.
I already ...
Sandy Tiemann
Transitioning from landlord paying the tenants water bill to RUBS/water allocations
We are located in Texas. We purchased a multi-family property consisting of 24 units, all duplexes about 3 years ago. We have paid the monthly water bill since then, but want to transition to having the tenants pay th...
Ulisses B.
SECTION 8 - Investment Property
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $80,000
Cash invested: $18,000
This was my 3rd investment property I purchased. Roughly 9 blocks away from the Uni...
Carlos Cevallos
Tenant or owner pays Utilities
I'm new to real estate and am in the education phase. While reading @Brandon Turner 's Book on Rental Property Investing in chapter 10 under utilities it states that you should look for properties where utilities can...
Corey Dutton
Financial Tech Startups Make Lending Decisions Easier
In a recent article on American Banker, several financial technology startups were highlighted that are helping lenders in loan underwriting. One of these financial tech startups is called ‘Enigma.’ This technology al...
Tom V.
Submetering water without splicing pipes?
A while ago on the podcast (can't remember which episode) I remember one of the guests talking about how they were able to sub meter the water for a multi unit building by using some type of device that can read the w...
Joseph Crunkilton
Why did my gas bill go up 100-200%?
All, I have a vacant rental that was costing me $20 or so a month for the gas alongside mortgage and other utilities. The last two months my bill has jumped to $200 and $250. This is a small, vacant rental that is onl...
Ed Taslak
Splitting the Utilities between Renters (1 meter on 2 units)
Hi There Everyone,I'm wondering if I can split the utilities cost between tenants for a duplex I am looking at. Unit 1 is a 3 bed 1 bath (upstairs) and Unit 2 is a 1 bed 1 bath (downstairs). Is it possible/legal to ha...