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Jim Workman What are my tenants doing with the water?
10 October 2016 | 15 replies

I have two identical 6-unit buildings on the same lot, but they get separate utility bills. One of the units consistantly gets water bills more than double the other building.  I found that the Kansas City Water Dept...

John Wright High Water/Sewer Bill Parma Ohio
17 May 2018 | 8 replies

I'm having abnormally high water/sewer bills for my duplex in Parma, Ohio. Here are the stats from Cleveland Water and NEORSD (sewer):~$100 avg for 1.9-2.1 MCF water usage per month~$200 avg sewer costThe total of $30...

Christian Beebe Here's a Puzzle for Everyone, see who can figure it out
17 February 2017 | 9 replies

So we have a ten unit complex and have owned it for four years.  It's a great solid building but the main issue has always come down to water usage.  In the last two years, during the same winter months of Nov/dec/jan...

Adam Wayne What Size Water Heater For 4-Person House Hack
24 April 2023 | 4 replies

Howdy everyone,
I'm looking at a SFH right now that I would be house hacking. The house has 2.5 bathrooms, and after adding a bedroom, it will be 4 bedrooms. I'm planning to rent out 3 rooms and live there myself, so...

Harry Brooklyn Estimating utilities expenses
14 March 2024 | 2 replies

Hi,
Does anyone have placeholder amounts (numbers or percents of something...?) they use for total utilities, or broken down by water, electricity, heat if unknown for multifamilies? I’m looking around RI, MA, NH to...

Neal Collins Inspector makes tenants water bill shoot up $3,000
19 March 2017 | 18 replies

A single family house we manage is under contract to be sold, and during the due diligence phase the inspector left the water running in the kitchen and the bathroom for a full two hours. Water in Portland is billed o...

Andy O'Neal Water Heaters in 5+ Bedroom Homes
14 April 2018 | 17 replies

I'm in the market for a new electric water heater for a 5 bedroom home that sleeps up to 12. I'm willing to go down to 2 gpm for each of three shower heads. In the experience of the esteemed forum members here at BP, ...

Jared Smith Hot Water Tank in Cleveland, OH (Tremont)
27 December 2021 | 7 replies

I re-lit the pilot light and it went out again, so I need to replace my 30 gallon hot water tank from 2010. 
BTU is getting me a quote but curious if anyone knows another good vendor? Also if upgrading to a 40 gallon...

Nick T. Hot Water for Shared Washing Machine
9 June 2017 | 4 replies

I just bought a 4-unit apartment building. Landlord pays for water, tenants pay for power. There are 4 water heaters for the building.I found out that the washing machine is hooked up to one of the tenants water heate...

Seth Williams Water-Saving Shower Heads - Know Of Any Good Ones?
30 May 2024 | 21 replies

Here's my situation:

I own a duplex that is about 100 years old and my tenants pay for all of the utilities EXCEPT for city water (which comes out of my pocket each quarter).

Both of these rental units ...