Tom Server
Tenants not paying electric bill, owner is responsible
So just purchased my first rental property last week and during closing the seller of the property got stuck paying a lean on the property for $4000 dollars due to several different old tenants not paying their electr...
Johnny Tran
2 units BUT 1 Electric and water meter. HOW TO
Looking for all suggestions and open to ideas. I have a property that consist of 1 building, split legal 2 unit (front and rear). Front is spacious 2/1 and a large studio in the rear. As stated in the title, the uni...
Sam Stout
My duplex in Akron has crazy water bills
Hey there, I have a duplex in the Highland square area and the water bills are confusing me. One side of the house is 80-100 per month, and the other side is 250/mo. but most of the charges are for Akron Waterways...
Eric Stewart
Unpaid utility bill
I’ve had a horrible tenant this first year with my property. Let’s just say that this was not a good start to my RE business. Anyway, the tenant didn’t pay their water bill for the duration of the lease and now $2000 ...
Jack Yen
submeter in Raleigh Triplex
Hi,I'm brainstorming trying to see if I could pass the water/sewer responsibility to the tenants. I have a triplex in Raleigh and currently paying water/sewer for all 3 units from the master meter. I'm trying to see i...
Aaron Ingram
GI Bill and RE Investing
BP Military Folks, please help me out here. Looking to transition out of the military in a few years and have my GI Bill. I am wondering how people recommend using the GI Bill in the most advantageous way as an RE Inv...
Kellan Martz
Ohio insurance costs & utilities - your experience
I am about to buy my first investment property in the Cleveland area. For those with properties in the area, what are your average costs for the following expenses (if you cover them for the tenant):Property insurance...
Matt Faix
List apartment with utilities included or not?
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...
Louie E.
Paying utilities vs not paying utilities
Good day. When does it make sense to make tenants pay utilities. I have this 4-plex on contract and the current tenants have the utilities included in their monthly rent. 2 are paying 650 and the other 2 paying 550...
Brandon McCombs
should utilities be counted in the total monthly rent amount?
We have started to allow tenants retain utilities in our name but we have wondered whether the amount we add on for utilities should be counted as part of the monthly rent, especially for reasons of aligning with the ...