Bernadeau C.
Separate electric and water meter or back bill tenants?
All,i am looking at a 9-unit at the moment, that has one meter for electric and water. I did my analysis without including the utilities because i was under the impression the property was separately metered.Would you...
Chris V.
Sub-metering a small residential building
Hi All,Hope this is the right place to ask; I am in the process of buying some additional property and one of the new properties is a Triplex that does not have individual meters for Gas/Electric/Water for each unit. ...
Michael Herr
ACH pulls for irregular dollar amounts
Been using ACH pulls for rent payment through eRentPayment.com and love it, but only works if the dollar amount stays the same each payment.Looking for suggestions on controlling ACH payments for reoccurring bills wit...
Dan Bosak
Options to Sub-meter Water in a Multi-family building
I found several old forums related to this but none that seem to answer mine and likely many other landlord's needs and I am hopeful that there is some newer technology that can provide a solution. I have several sma...
Justen Ashcraft
2 units sharing the same electricity
A property I am looking at and intend to purchase has one electric meter for 2 units. The units are each 2 bed 1 bath units. They each have their own subpanel, but the bill would obviously be combined. How have or ...
Patrick McKenna
Electricity Charge for RV tenants in Mobile Home Community?
Hello All - I have a 75 unit mobile home community that is comprised of about 50 MH lots and 25 RV lots. For the RV lots, we currently bear the costs for water, sewer, electric and trash. Historically the costs have n...
Stephan Guna
Mult-family with Single furnace and water heater
I recently visited a house marketed as a multi-family house going for a pretty good, price. I overall love the quality and everything with the house, it needs a bit of work, but nothing out of my range. All the houses...
Candy H.
Rent by room or whole house? Any experience /advice?
Hi all. My only experience as a landlord, to date, is renting out an efficiency apt.(semi-connected to my home) 500.00/mth utilities paid. All has gone well this year. A nice, quiet , elderly lady lives there and alwa...
Debbie Mitchell
Which utilities should landlord pay?
Hello,I am ready to rent out my first SFR in Pasadena, CA., and will be managing the property myself. Regarding who pays for which utilities, is there a standard approach or model in Pasadena. The yard is new and n...
Taylor Green
Can I put a maximum cap on a tenants water usage?
Hi,
I was wondering if any landlord has put a maximum cap on a tenants water usage? For example, if the water bill comes in at over $75/month the tenant is responsible for anything over the $75. So if the bil...