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Rick C. Heating Utility: Divide or not divide?
9 September 2013 | 8 replies

Hello,

I recently acquired a triplex rental property in Philadelphia, PA. The electric is already separated. However, the gas and water are not.

The tenants pay for their own electric usage. The landlor...

Jimmy D. Is this deal worth it?
19 October 2014 | 1 reply

Hi All,I am currently looking to invest in this investment property in the Binghamton NY area, mainly to rent to college students. The numbers seem to work, but of course I could be wrong. Any advise would be greatly ...

Ann Keefe Water Bill Back in Minnesota
11 May 2020 | 5 replies

Hello! I’m a newbie and in the process of purchasing a side by side duplex in the twin cities area and will be owner occupying one side. When it comes time to renew the lease I would like to shift some of the responsi...

Jorge Liang Turning off electricity service while tenant is living there
5 February 2024 | 18 replies

Los Angeles market. Tenant pays rent on time. He has not paid utilities since Aug 2022. I am currently going through the Small Claims process to recover the unpaid amount. The electricity utility account is under my n...

Patty Capson Charging for water and heat
16 December 2019 | 10 replies

I just purchased a fully rented triplex. It has a shared boiler and shared water heaters. The seller added a little bit to each lease, but not nearly enough and the rent is already under market.  The families in the u...

Peter Fokas Experiences replacing heating system
25 April 2014 | 1 reply

I have a 6 unit multi-family that has the heat separate (tenants pay heat). The 6 boilers are 25 years old and the 6 hot water heaters range in age (5 to 20 years). NJ is offering some financial incentives to updat...

Brock Siebert How much rehab for buy and hold?
29 April 2014 | 1 reply

I am closing on a property next Tuesday (god willing) and I am still debating how much to rehab. I know I am going to be ripping up the carpet and refinishing the hard wood underneath, painting and replacing the st...

Elise Hazzard Plumbing problem :( any insight appreciated
26 October 2019 | 4 replies

So the tenant complained at a recent quarterly inspection that the laundry did not drain well (washer drains into utility tub, then to sewer line.) plumber who came used "camera" down roof vent pipe and said there was...

David McCracken How to do heating in triplex with basement, 1st floor, 2nd floor
29 September 2017 | 8 replies

Hi BP,I own an upper/lower duplex. I'm converting it into a triplex by finishing part of the basement into a studio flat. The basement flat is a small space, only about 300 sqft. There is one furnace so the heating is...

Matthew Keaton Heating Multifamily Property
9 October 2019 | 4 replies

We are turning a large single family home into a five unit apartment. The single family home had a propane furnace but I don't want to use 1 furnace for all units, and it doesn't seem like adding 4 more furnaces is th...