Hi BP Community,Does anyone have any advice on how to handle collecting on utilities from tenants when they are Not part of the monthly rent?Any advice would be much appreciated.Rik

We are considering purchasing a portfolio of properties. These properties have common heat (only one furnace / boiler). Currently, the owner is paying for heat. Roughly $1,500 a month across all properties. What I’m w...

I just acquired a property that came with a tenant and would like to receive duplicates of the utility bills.  The lease states that the tenant is responsible for paying all utility bills and I want to ensure the bill...

I have a prospective tenant who wants the landlord to pay utilities and she's pretty adamant about it. This kind of gives a red flag to me but it brought me to this question. Is it possible to put in the lease the max...

Hello B.P. Community,
A potential property I am looking to purchase sits on about 0.8 acres of land.  The property is a decent sized duplex at around 1,800 square feet tucked in one of the corners of the "L" shaped l...

Hello B.P. Community,
A potential property I am looking to purchase sits on about 0.8 acres of land. The property is a decent sized duplex at around 1,800 square feet tucked in one of the corners of the "L" shaped l...

I have seen several posts about this topic but none answered the question I am looking for.  I own several duplexes that are not separately metered.  I am unable to efficiently meter them because of the cost involved....

I have a 3 unit building and all utilities are being paid by tenants. The tenants do keep it very warm but also pay for it. I have a large 3 bedroom apt and the tenant ran up a $500 electric bill! It is baseboard heat...

We are closing escrow next week on a property using transactional funding. The end buyer needs to do the inspection tomorrow. My question is, what does everyone do about turning utilities on for their inspection. T...

In a recently purchased SFR in which the tenants will be covering all utilities, I have been asked by the gas and electric companies to enter into a Utility Continuation Agreement so that the utilities  automatically ...