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Lucas Miles Apartment Unfair Water/Sewer Billing from the City
11 August 2022 | 9 replies

Purchased 2 small multifamily buildings in a very small rural town in Southern MN recently. The city is billing us $90 in base fees for every apartment (then in additional also a water usage rate), so 20 unit building...

John Wright High Water/Sewer Bill Parma Ohio
17 May 2018 | 8 replies

I'm having abnormally high water/sewer bills for my duplex in Parma, Ohio. Here are the stats from Cleveland Water and NEORSD (sewer):~$100 avg for 1.9-2.1 MCF water usage per month~$200 avg sewer costThe total of $30...

Matt Eklund High water usage on a vacant property
26 December 2018 | 7 replies

So I received an extremely high utility bill for one of my properties that is vacant.  Total water usage was close to 69,000 gallons for September.  It appears that high water usage was present between the dates of 9/...

Wes Evans Hard Money VS HELOC VS Both for BRRRR
28 September 2021 | 4 replies

Please help me think through what I might be missing and any suggestions of other creative ideas.Purchasing a BRRRR property in price range of $50K-100K with $20-50K of rehab needed. (70K-150K ALL IN)Currently have:- ...

Michael Ablan Can I Fight City Hall?
15 March 2022 | 1 reply

Hey guys,So I'm looking into buying a 14 unit building that's in a township that charges a flat rate fee + usage for water/sewer.  Each unit is charged this fee ($350 + usage) per quarter.  This flat fee is charged re...

Jose Quinones Long term visitors raise water bill
2 October 2024 | 8 replies

Bottom line up front: how much time is too much time for visitors? 25%-50% of the month? 75%?? My water bills are high…I think it’s because my tenants have their bf/gf there all the time. Not “living” but stay there a...

Pam Storm Cleveland Water Bills - How To Handle?
16 August 2020 | 5 replies

Appreciate suggestions on how to handle the dilemma:  1.  City is not helpful, bills must be incorrect with hundreds of $$ but refusing to assist and 2.  Low income rentals where rent is only $600-$800 and water bills...

Nelson Badillo Water Meter Issues!
27 January 2025 | 0 replies

I own a duplex in Clermont, FL just outside of Orlando and initially wanted to split water meters between the two units, but the cost and amount of work were higher than expected. I still need a way to track each tena...

Trever Good Out of whack city sewer cost
14 January 2020 | 5 replies

We are looking at a 4plex in a strong C area. Our realtor just got us the utility bill info and I’m taken aback at the expenses for the water/sewer. The city quarterly bill has broken down the expenses into separate w...

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?