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Brandy Hall Water Sub-metering, How Do I Do It Remotely?
29 September 2022 | 1 reply

Hi there! I'm wondering if anyone has used sub-meters on a multi-unit property.  I'd like to sub-meter the water to bill accordingly instead of just splitting the water bill down the middle (for two existing units).  ...

Caroline Packard How to fairly distribute utilities to tenants in triplex
6 September 2022 | 1 reply

We own an old home that was created into a triplex many years ago.  It’s not separately metered for electric (needs major electrical upgrading to do so and will do in the future) and there’s only 1 furnace.Had intende...

Chris C. Submetering cost 10k
16 January 2022 | 4 replies

Recently get a triplex and the city said it will cost 10k to add two water meters. Even at $100/month for water that would take me 8.3years to break even. Is it worth it or am I missing something?

Danny Deao Dividing Gas service to Duplex
11 February 2023 | 2 replies

Is it feasible or even possible to split the gas service for a duplex? I see that electric service is commonly split so each tenant can be responsible for the bills. 

Jarret Moore Multifamily unit eith one utility meter
9 January 2023 | 3 replies

How do I charge the tenants electric and water when everything is on one meter in to
 costly two separate

Jerome Morelos Rent by the Room strategy Utilities
17 October 2022 | 5 replies

I plan on renting out the rooms in my property. Is it best to include the utilities in the rent or split them between the tenants? 

Allende Hernandez Need suggestions on how to handle utility costs for house with "efficiencies"
20 October 2024 | 8 replies

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...

Russell Goldenbroit Rental Property Tax Savings for the Passive Investors
19 January 2023 | 7 replies

Hi Community Newbie to the community looking to get started in rental properties.  I've heard of people using rental properties to lower their taxable income but I'm not clear how this is possible.  From what I'm gath...

Marcus Auerbach How do you get top rents for DSCR financed BRRRR properties?
13 April 2024 | 12 replies

In the last years, the rent amount on a BRRRR property has become the defining factor for the loan amount. It used to be mostly LTV and appraisal, now it's the 1.2 DSCR, so in that way rent is becoming the limiting fa...

Travis Vizier Pay off student loan or purchase real estate
19 April 2017 | 18 replies

Without giving a lot of personal details, here is the situation:

Student loan $100,000
Monthly payment on student loan $1,000
Monthly income available to throw at student loan $3,000

Should I:
A) completely pay off ...