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Sean Ploskina Splitting Water bill. Even split or Water meters?
10 April 2016 | 14 replies

I have been trying to find an option to split the water meter on my four plex.  Currently it has one meter and bill that is shared.  How have people been doing this?  Are there companies that will do it?  I remember a...

Cameron Schmahl Include water bill in rent?
11 July 2020 | 7 replies

Hello everybody!I’m in the process of buying my first duplex (which will be my first rental ever) and have a quick questions about utilities.I will be living in the upper unit while I am inheriting and trying to keep ...

Whitney D. Utilities Swap
24 January 2016 | 13 replies

I know there are threads about utilities etc already but I am in an interesting situation and looking for some feedback.I moved out of state and the tenants in my house intend to buy it after leasing for one year.I am...

Morgan Auernhammer Past Due Utilities - Previous Tenant
21 July 2020 | 6 replies

Hello BP Community - Does anyone have experience with how to handle past due utilities from a renter that has since moved out and will not pay the move-out fee and final meter reading on their account? I realize this ...

Tadashi Yamazaki Unable to grasp how to find numbers for first anaylsis
28 March 2021 | 3 replies

Hello BP and members! I am trying to become a new investor, have some funds for D.P, read some books on BRRR and investing in Canada. I understand that I have to run numbers in the beginning for...calculations? My big...

Steve J. Why typically pays these expenses?
29 November 2019 | 4 replies

Hello BP!I am planning on making my first offer for a duplex which I will house hack, and am curious to hear from your experience who usually pays the following expenses (landlord or tenant). I am running my numbers, ...

Nicholas J. Rental properties with unpaid utilities
7 June 2017 | 10 replies

Where I live properties water and sewer bills have to be in the owners name therefore if the tenant is responsible for utilities the landlord has to pay the bill and pass the bill to the tenant to get reimbursed. My...

John Weis 1st Rental? Duplex with combined utilities? (Dayton, OH)
30 January 2016 | 2 replies

TL;DR: How do we charge for utilities? Do we fold them into the rent price? Is this a sign that we should walk?Problem: My wife and I are considering purchasing our first rental property: a top/bottom duplex. Our real...

Bill E. Online rent collection
30 November 2018 | 5 replies

I am currently using cozy to accept rent and utility payments. The issue I am having is cozy let's the tenant make partial payments on rent and utilities and there is no way to set it up so that the tenant can only ma...

Jeff Rabinowitz Don't get hosed. Potential savings on water bills.
9 September 2016 | 4 replies

If your property is in an area where the water and sewer charges are billed separately and you spend a significant amount on outside watering you may be able to save some money by installing a separate meter on your s...