So I'm going through my rental property portfolio and raising rents due to proposition 10 and possible rent controls in California... see (no on prop 10 www.noprop10.org)For single family houses:I was wondering what t...

After years stuck in analysis paralysis, I'm giving it a shot, buying a small multi-family in 29 Palms. Does anyone know what is common practice with utilities? Rents are low, but utilities are California prices, we...

Under Contract for a duplex Should I always pick up the cost of the water, sewage, and garbage or is it common to hand off some of these costs to the tenant? Or just add it to the cost of the rent. 

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...

Hi, I am in the middle of an odd scenario. I have a condo in Guttenberg, NJ... investment property. A new tenant signed a lease in early January for a January 19th move in. They were supposed to submit prorated Januar...

I was wondering about house hacking a condo. Is that possible? And is it worth it with HOA and all that? Any pros or cons?

I just closed on my first multi-family located in Shaker Heights, OH. It is currently a two family house (first floor and second floor apartments). Each is separately metered for gas and electricity-which the tenants ...

This is a debate that occurs often in the 50% rule.
Some argue that with owner paid utilities, your expense ratio could very well be much higher than the average 50% while others argue that the rental rate increase fo...

Two questions 1. Am I able to split the water bill with tenant in the duplex I currently live in ( and own). I recently just understood that your supposed to include all expenses into the tenants rent. I just picks up...

Do you stay away from private water sewer at all costs? If so, why?