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...

I manage rental properties in Hagerstown, Maryland. In my Lease Contract with tenants, the Lease says tenants are responsible for paying all of their utilities, including water.  Water bills come in once every 3 month...

Hello fellow tenants & landlords,
I hope everyone is sound and safe. I recently moved into a Single Family Home in Mountain View, CA. My landlord has sublet a portion (upstairs) for another person. The other tena...

Howdy. I've got a young guy renting a house of mine in the city of Denver/Unincorporated Adams County. He pays the water bill, but I have it set up through Denver Water to receive  copy of the bill, just so I can keep...

Hi everyone, I recently purchased a duplex that I plan to house hack. I'm going to be living on the 2nd floor and rent out the 1st floor unit. We have a shared basement with 1 washer and 1 dryer that we share. my prob...

Hi All,My water company called out of the blue to have the water meter replaced; they are planning to replace all the meters in my neighborhood as part of their upgrade cycle. I figured this could be a a good opportun...

I have a rental property in Philadelphia and the tenant was late with rental for 2 months, we decided to evict the tenant have a court date at beginning of next month.now we received a large water bill for last month,...

Hey guys, I have a upper/lower Duplex that only has 1 furnace. It's setup right now so the tenants each have their own Gas bill in their name, but one of the tenant's bills is considerably higher than the others. The ...

Can anyone help me with this dilemma? So I have two units, that the electricity for both is under one meter.  How do I proceed to rent out these units? If I pass the electricity costs to the tenants, then I leave the ...

I wanted to share my annual expenses because I had to do a lot of guesstimates before I bought my duplex.  I swear when I asked some investors their expenses they acted like they had amnesia.   Since I have over a yea...