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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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 ...