When house hacking or just renting in general, what are the pros and cons of including utilities?

I recently bought a 3bd 2bth house with a pool and will be having people I personally know living with me. We are all easy going and I don't think it will be an issue (I hope).I have a few questions about leasing and ...

Hi BP,I received a text today from my lower tenant in my duplex with a question about the washer and dryer that I had not thought about.  The washer is currently plugged into an outlet that was previously labeled "Upp...

Since utility bills come out the month after the tenant uses the service, I get utility bills for a tenant after they've already left. I normally end up telling the tenant before they leave that I'll hold the deposit ...

Hey ya'll.  Learned some important lessons today while waiting for 2 1/2 hours at the MLGW office downtown Memphis to get utilities turned on in our business name...I hope sharing this will prevent you the time waste ...

I'm considering Utility Oak Grade Flooring for a rehab. Does anyone have experience with this this stuff?  Were you happy with the result? How much did you have to waste? Is there significant savings? Did you have to ...

Hi all,

So I'm in the process of putting everything in place to begin wholesaling, and one of the main areas of concern for me is how to utilize a lawyer.

I've been in contact with a few around my area ...

Hello Everybody. NYC allows you look up properties that have unpaid water bills as well as unpaid taxes.Is it worth trying to contact owners of these properties and offer to buy them? For example, when a property owes...

Hello all!I'm curious to know if there are any rules of thumb or rough estimates for costs involved with submetering a building for utilities. The apartment building I'm conducting diligence on is an 8 unit in which u...

Long story short, I purchased a condo about a month ago in Lakewood, CO and there were already tenants in there. They have a lease through February of next year. Just got a call last week that they are now having a be...