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Gainet M. Tenant purposely running water
3 June 2018 | 11 replies

What can I do in reference to a tenant who’s leaving soon, purposely running the water to run the bill up?

Any recommendations would help, thanks.

Paul Shannon Sub-meter water at apartment building
26 January 2021 | 3 replies

I'm purchasing a 40 unit apartment building (2 buildings of 20 units each).  Each building has only one water meter.  The current owner pays all water, which runs at $1500-2000/mo.  RUBS for gas, all separately metere...

Corey Pascuzzi Water & sewer bill increasing every month, what to do?
19 October 2014 | 16 replies

Bought my first rental in Feb this year, 4bd, 2ba.  There is a family of 6 in there, so I expected the water & sewer bill to be high.  I pay the bill since it is my name, which i believe is required in Ma.  The te...

Rob Birch Xeriscape Multifamily ROI
15 February 2023 | 2 replies

I'm looking at buying a multifamily complex in Robstown, Texas and doing xeriscape to increase the ROI. What have you all tried in this space?

Erik B. What Did You Do To Reduce Your Water Bill For Your Multifamily
6 March 2022 | 36 replies

Hi All,
I'm curious to know what strategies all of you more experience landlords have used to reduce your water bill?   I heard submetering, tankless water heaters, drought-tolerant landscaping, etc.  Not sure where ...

Mike Schardein considering submeters for water
22 March 2022 | 2 replies

I have a four plex and I am wondering what the opinions are of sticking with one water meter vs submetering and letting folks pay for their own water?  There are dish washers in each unit and washer hook ups.  Thank you

Matt Faix List apartment with utilities included or not?
10 March 2017 | 6 replies

We have a duplex that has shared utilities, so we are not able to have the tenants put the different bills in their names.  In this case, do people typically list the ad with the base rent (so that it's competitive wi...

Weina Shi Water Submetering in Baltimore City
4 March 2018 | 4 replies

I own a 12-unit in Baltimore city where I pay all the water and sewer for the tenants. I am thinking of getting the system in place to submeter so the cost can be pass down to the tenants. It will be a project that in...

Pauline Vu Massive water bill and water meter reading--despite no leak
4 May 2017 | 7 replies

We recently turned on the water for a new property so that we could begin renovating it (3 small houses on a single large lot). The water had been shut off to this property for at least 2 years, probably more like 3-4...

Kyle Cortez Reducing Utility Usage Among Tenants
11 July 2017 | 8 replies

Hello everyone, We are currently having an issue with utility over-usage among tenants at an 11-unit property. For example, one apartment upon inspection had an air conditioner set at 60 degrees and on the max level w...