Updated almost 8 years ago on .
"Free" Cable and HBO
I thought I'd share a cute little trick I discovered. I purchased a 4-unit last year and came to find out that one of the tenants had cable and HBO included in their lease (also explained why the rent was higher than market). I was pretty pissed to find out that i was on the hook for $120/mo to provide a luxury that i wasn't aware of. The tenant wanted 1 bill to pay every month and was willing to pay the higher rent that included cable TV service. I figured out that since I controlled the account, I got the streaming service with my owners login. I canceled cable at home and we now just use the streaming service. $1000+ annual personal cost has now become a business expense that someone else pays for (in a round about way). This will only work with cable providers that have a good streaming service (comcast/verizon).