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Water bill DOUBLES at separetely metered duplex
Hi everyone, i just got my water bill on a separately metered duplex and it jumped from $115 per side to $230 per side for a total of $460 this bill...Im wondering what could be causing this. Its unlikely both units h...
Ralph Miller
Tenants Asking for Me to Subsidize Their Electricity Bill
I have tenants asking me to subsidize their electricity bill bc it more than doubled in the month of May-June.....this is the story. Please provide input.About two weeks ago their AC unit broke. I immediately had a ...
Christopher Johanson
Water Bill Estimates?
My girlfriend and I are looking into buying a Duplex in Marlborough, MA coming up.I spoke to somebody who owns a single family house in Worcester, MA recently and he told me that his water/sewer bill for the two peopl...
Lee Stephens
Utilities After Closing & Acquiring Tenants
Hey BP, In 2 weeks I will be closing on my first property that will have two vacancies, which led me to a couple questions regarding utilities and new tenants. 1). If a prospective tenant was to ask what a general uti...
Adam Bhatti
Spike in my Gas Bill
Hi Everyone!
I am a first time investor with vacation rental in Orlando. I had guests in the house for all of Feb and saw a huge spike in my gas bill this month. I usually see a bill for ~$250 but this month it was...
Bill S.
OMG - Direct Mail Really works (in the right market)
So hopefully this isn't too long. I haven't actually closed any deals yet from it so it's too soon to put in the success section but here goes...I have been direct mail marketing to various parts of the Denver metro m...
Luke Benson
Taking over fathers rentals
I have a 1800 sq ft split level house in St. Cloud MN that has had the same renters since 2011.
They have been on a month to month since October 2012 and rent hasn't been raised since then.
Right now they pay $1...
Mark M.
Ratio Utility Billing System (RUBS)
Has anyone use RUBS (ratio utility billing system) on a small multifamily property (say 10 units or less)? Is it cost effective for smaller units? What are your thoughts/experiences? Thanks!
Allende Hernandez
Need suggestions on how to handle utility costs for house with "efficiencies"
Good afternoon fellow investors,I just closed on my first rental property, which consists of a main house with 3 attached smaller units (efficiencies) - this is very normal in this area- , everything is on one meter.T...
Arnie Guida
Tenant Always Delinquent With Water Bill
In my SF, the tenant is responsible for the (quarterly) water bill, and since they've moved in on November of 2011, I always have to tell them to pay the water bill. They're always delinquent and getting the late pena...