Hey BPI'm thinking of making my first offer on a triplex and I was hoping to get a quick sanity check and some advise about an interesting aspect of this property. I'll start with that.One of the tenants is a convenie...

I'm looking to house hack and I've found a triplex that I'm interested in but there's one problem: landlord-paid utilities. This includes electric, gas, sewer, trash, and water.I've done some research on this the past...

Do you landlords in Philadelphia pay for water and trash in duplexes or put it on your tenants? Do you charge just for water usage or the whole bill? Is there City regulation on that? And how do you split the bill if ...

Hi everyone! So last October I bought my first property. The property is a duplex and I am currently housing hacking it. I didn't want to, but after some negotiations I inherited the tenant that's been living there fo...

Hey BP,I am in the process of buying my first rental property and it is a triplex in upstate New York. Prior to making an offer, I've discovered that the current landlord pays for utilities for current tenants. The te...

This past year I have rented out my 4 bedroom in Manhattan to some girls. I am not the owner, I am the master leaseholder and I sublet the place to them. The tenants were required to pay me 1st, last, and one month s...

i am looking @ a 10 unit where I would have to pay gas--it cost 11k a year---has anyone converted an apt to separate heat? any cost estimates---

My partner and I are finishing up a duplex. It has one furnace and one thermostat in the down unit that controls the temperature for the entire house-both units. My plan is to get a lock box installed around the therm...

In a softer rental market like we seem to be in now, it becomes much more important to focus on the boring fundamentals like controlling expenses. One of the ways we have been doing that in our multifamily properties ...

Hello everyone, I plan on trying to purchase my first deal by next July, and I want to house hack a duplex. I was wondering if I should look for a duplex that has a master meter and a sub-meter, or split the utility b...