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Krista Volpe Oil Heating - What to do?
12 December 2018 | 2 replies

Hi!  I'm considering a two family property that uses oil for heating/hot water.  There is currently one furnace and the current owner includes all utilities in rent.  Since oil is such a variable, and could add hundre...

Michael Stutelberg Fair Market Rent to Reality?
15 December 2018 | 3 replies

When determining rent, has anybody else had the fair market price be greater (by about $300) than the rent observed in their market? 

Donald Walker Use my FTHB for a rental or for a flip?
20 February 2019 | 0 replies

Ok, I’m cracking into this REI adventure and my main goal was to start flipping houses. I have a team and I have the knowledge on where to find a deal and how to run the numbers. The only thing that isn’t appealing to...

Kelly McMahon 1st time renter - utility questions
20 April 2013 | 11 replies

Hi everyone! I have a question about what to do with the electric and water when showing the rental, do you leave them on and keep paying for them or shut them off? I have personally been shown rentals that do both bu...

Chris Perrin Splitting utilities for In law
31 August 2022 | 3 replies

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice on how to split the utilities for the in-law apartment. The apartment is not individually metered but is on its own water heater and has its own central ac unit, my side of th...

Ryan G. Landlord ? for CA Rental with util included
26 August 2019 | 4 replies

I have a SFR with 2 units. There is only 1 meter for utilities at this property so utilities are included in the monthly rent. I have verbiage in the signed lease as follows:

Utilities – Reasonable utilities are in...

Frank Gucciardo Question on Asking Seller for Utility Bills
30 August 2015 | 5 replies

Hi All,I'm currently looking at a 5 family (with potential for a 6th on the top floor) and two commercial storefronts (1 restaurant and 1 clothing store) in my town.  I'll come back with the numbers later.  What I'm l...

AMY NEWTON Split level house with one meter, best way to split utilities?
18 March 2017 | 6 replies

Two years ago we purchased a primary residence with a basement apartment. We have been renting out the basement unit with utilities included as there is only one meter on the house. We are moving overseas for a few y...

Jake Walroth How to execute this deal while playing the market
20 August 2018 | 0 replies

So I'll first lay out the basics of the deal... and then pose my quandary..... that felt like an elegant sentence lol. 2 unit building near major medical/college campus'Last 5 sales on street for similar properties- 3...

Stephanie Szeto Single Bedroom Rental Estimates
13 December 2020 | 6 replies

When it comes to SFH house-hacking, how are folks coming up with estimates for single bedroom rentals? My typical tools for duplexes (Rentometer / MLS) don't work super well in this case since they assume you're renti...