We have a current remodel underway for a property we'd acquired on south side of Chicago (suburb). Long story short, received an electrical bill for $232 for month of July. (acquired in June, and bill was $40). Contra...

We are going to start billing new tenants for water usage (obviously by putting in the lease, units are individually metered). Does anyone mail monthly bills to their tenants for things like water?

If so, do ...

Afternoon BP,                    My two unit multi-family had two back to back months of a 1000$ water bill. We fixed a slow leaking toilet; hopefully that fixed it. We talked to a plumber and because of the way the h...

how mcuh are the utilities in your area?

If I can help it,I only buy units with all utilities paid by tenants.When I started out,I got an older duplex with a shared meter.Have not repeated the mistake since then.6 months ago,water bill at that unit jumped fr...

I purchased a multifamily home in a tax auction in September 2014. There was a past due amount for water which amounted to around $1,000.00. We knew we would be responsible for this, and once we received the deed, we ...

Curious what everyone does to keep track of all utility accounts and monthly bills for your properties. We have 7 units across 3 properties right now and varying accounts for each one - Gas, Electric, Water, Trash, Se...

This question is coming from the tenant side of the world but hopefully some of you landlords can give me some insight.  Each month I'm charged for water which is just a number provided on my monthly bill which is tap...

Are you billing first of the month and pro-rating the first month or are your using anniversary billing?  I would like to hear your reasons for billing when you do and the pros and cons of each. Thanks.

My tenant lives with her two grown up daughters who may be in their 40's. Tenant notified me about 4 months ago that her grand daughter and her son will be joining them for two months. The grand daughter and her son h...