How Do You Handle Utilities for Your Midterm Guests? Unlimited or Capped?

How Do You Handle Utilities for Your Midterm Guests? Unlimited or Capped?

Real Estate Coach · United States · Member since 2025 · 78 posts · 50 votes

Utilities are one of those things that can quietly kill your cash flow if you’re not careful.

Some hosts offer “all-inclusive unlimited.”

Others cap electric/gas and charge overages.

Some even separate internet vs. everything else.

Curious how YOU handle it.

Questions for the group:

-Do you include all utilities, no limits?

-Do you set monthly caps? If so, how much?

-Have you ever had a guest abuse utilities?

-How do you communicate utility expectations upfront?

Trying to compare best practices across the BP community.

What’s working best for you?

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  • Kenneth GarrettPro Member
    Investor · Florida Panhandle/Illinois · Member since 2016 · 4k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    10mo

    @Nick Copland

    I cap electrical (no gas) at $200 a month for my MTR. This is indicated in my MTR lease. I have not run into issues over the years on utilities.

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