Mike McCarthy
Oil as a renter paid utility?
In the process of potentially buying my first BRRRR property which has oil heat. The oil tank is in the basement (so no environmental concerns) but I'm wondering how oil deliveries and cost are usually handled in a re...
Muinda Gueston
How to utilize VA Loan wisely
Recently qualified for 300k and relocating VA in Jan 2018. I want to purchase a multi fam home or duplex however nothing appealing is avail so far. Should I purchase nice single fam home and work on getting loan to pu...
Richard Goore
Selling a property utilizing seller financing
I wanted to reach out to the BP community and lean on you for advice and to learn. I have a client (I'm a licensed RE agent) who's home I am selling. I was just approached from a neighbor who is interested purchasin...
Jessica Jay-Maleski
Multifamily property with shared utilities - help!
Hi all!I recently purchased a 4-plex (two buildings with 2 units per property) in Phoenix, AZ. Because the units are not separately metered in any way, I pay all utilities. I am finding that with each utility bill I h...
Robby Randall
Best way to utilize private funds
I have about 10 people who want to make their funds available to invest in rehabbing single-family homes. What is the best way to utilize that capital? Is it setting up a hedge fund? Any advice on this would be am...
Mike Mefferd
Billing Back Utilities to Multifamily Tenants
I have just signed a contract to be able to sell Spectrum Cable and Internet to tenants. Spectrum has agreed to sell me their package at about half of the retail cost, and now I am trying to figure out the best way to...
Dahlia Khalaf
Utility Bill back with multifamily properties
I am purchasing my first multifamily property which consists of 10 units, tenant will be responsible for electric but owner is responsible for water, trash, and sewer. I am thinking to try to implement some sort of b...
Gerardo Dominguez
Buy a property without inspecting utilities?
Hello BP nation! I have a property under contract and the seller is pushing back on some stuff. The thing that worries me the most is that they don't want to turn on the utilities. I'm doing extensive rehab (SOW is...
Michael J. Beasley
Utility Company/Seller Desparity in Quotes
I’m looking at properties in an area in which I don’t currently reside. On two properties, I was quoted current rates by the seller on electric, gas, and water bills. When I called the gas and electric company, they g...
Megan Hirlehey
Protection Services for utility lines - Pittsburgh
Hi BP community,Has anyone in the Pittsburgh area, specifically serviced by People's Gas, Duq Light or PAWC purchased one of those utility line protection plans and actually had to file a claim? Was it worth it? Would...