Nazz Wang
Help! Utility company wants extra $4,500 to redo functioning gas
Hello. I have a Wisconsin property with two buildings on a lot and the front building had a fire in December last year. I have collected the entire insurance payout and had started demolition in April. The back buildi...
Brian O'Connor
Utility Company Visits: Leave a Key or Waste a Day
Hi BP:
As a landlord, which approach do you typically choose when dealing with utility (e.g., gas company) or handyman/contractor visits:
1. Leave a key
Pros: no one's time is wasted
Cons: lock...
Natalie Kolodij
Title transfers - Do you utilize a company or self file?
Hey guys, I was just curious- on the first mobile I flipped I went downtown and filed the paperwork my self for purchase...which obviously saved some money. But was a huge hassle. The next one I used a title company f...
Mag Chan
Can a property management company charge me extra for utilities?
I own some rentals in Indianapolis and recently found out that my PM is charging 15% extra on my electric bills. Is that even legal?
Katharine Chartrand
Power company won't allow a good solution for moving utilities
I bought a rehab property in NM and I want to put an addition on the home. The neighbor's power lines currently cross my property above ground. Specifically, they cross the area where I want to build the addition and...
Ryan Judah
Utility company asking to remove 18 trees on my property
Hello BP community - We just received a request from our local utility company asking for permission to remove (free of charge to us) 18 trees on our property that sit between our triplex and a busier street. The tree...
Dominic Metzger
Tenant reimbursed by insurance company for utils, how to invoice?
Hello all, I have a fairly interesting scenario that I'm wondering if anyone else has ever run into? So I do a mix of short and long term renting on a fully furnished corporate rental. Often this simply means "normal...
Michelle Fay
Tenant stopped paying utilities and company has shut off everything
Tenant stopped paying utilities and the company shut off everything; it has been 2 weeks now and it looks like the tenants aren’t planning on paying the bill anytime soon. They originally claimed that the meter was ac...
Daniel Molina
How to figure out utilities cost?
Hello, I am a homeowner in Sacramento, CA looking to purchase a second home. I am currently analyzing deals and I am unsure how to figure out utilities for expenses. Can someone share what they use to figure theirs ou...
Lee Davis
Pipe Burst one week after closing
Hi AllI'm a first time home buyer and this is my first time posting on this forum. Scenario: I have a weird scenario where a week after closing on a home a pipe burst in the second floor unit of a duplex I purchased i...