Rising utility costs are one of the many challenges we multifamily landlords have been facing in this “perfect storm” economic climate. Landlords who traditionally paid for utilities are searching for ways to transfer those costs to tenants.
If your utility costs are worse in the winter, as they are here in New Hampshire, now is the time to look into a submetering or RUBS (ratio utility billing services) system. Of course, any benefits from transferring utility costs will begin as soon as you implement the system.
Joshua Dorkin
Charles Feldman
Ted Karsch.
Investing in Main Street Versus Investing in Wall Street
by Ted Karsch | October 21, 2008With the Dow Jones Industrial Average having seen a steep decline along with most other major US and international stock indices, many American investors now are in despair about where they should position their investment capital. Meanwhile, the savings rate for American consumers has never been lower. As the credit markets continue to tighten and [...]