All Forum Posts by: Michael G.

I use RUBS water billing (w/o submeters) for ALL of my Properties. Been doing it for over 10 years! (Best move I ever made!) Water usage went down 40% after we implemented RUBS...   We pay all the water always, then add their pro-rata share to their next monthly rent bill

Don't shouldn't ALL Landlords did this? It's a no-brainer...

One of the best things Ive done as a Landlord!

I use RUBS water billing (w/o submeters) for ALL of my Properties. Been doing it for over 10 years! (Best move I ever made!) Water usage went down 40% after we implemented RUBS...

Don't shouldn't ALL Landlords did this? It's a no-brainer...

One of the best things Ive done as a Landlord!

I use RUBS water billing (w/o submeters) for ALL of my Properties. Been doing it for over 10 years! (Best move I ever made!) Water usage went down 40% after we implemented RUBS...

Don't shouldn't ALL Landlords did this? It's a no-brainer...

One of the best things Ive done as a Landlord!

I use RUBS water billing (w/o submeters) for ALL of my Properties. Been doing it for over 10 years! (Best move I ever made!) Water usage went down 40% after we implemented RUBS...  

Don't shouldn't ALL Landlords did this? It's a no-brainer...

One of the best things Ive done as a Landlord!

I use RUBS water billing for ALL of my Properties. Been doing it for over 10 years! (Best move I ever made!) I thought ALL Landlords did this?   It's a no-brainer... 

One of the best things Ive done as a Landlord!

There is one VERY EASY & SIMPLE Solution for this:  RUBS (Ratio Utility Billing System) WATER Reimbursement / Rebilling  back to the Tenants. Very simple, easy to implement.    Tenants, and only Tenants, should be paying for their water that they use. This magically makes them much more sensitive to running toilets, and use much less water!  After we implemented RUBS Water billing, water suddenly went down by nearly 40%!

There have been many discussion about this here, but here are a couple...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/121910-i-declare-no-landlords-should-pay-for-their-tenants-water

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/18485-why-do-landlords-pay-for-the-tenants-water-

Or just do a search for "RUBS" or "RUBS Water"  

 Ive been NOT Paying for Tenants' water for over 15 years, since day 1, and have never once regretted it for a moment.

Good Luck

If you're looking for someone to manage, maintain and also help with finding renters, then youll probably seek a full time PM -  Something we definitely don't want since it's not what were looking for.... Check above - There are a few Brooklyn PMs who responded to this request for info 

@Swaga Deb  - I ended up hiring a part time (on demand) maintenance manager who handles whatever is needed when it's needed.  This serves our needs perfectly, at a fraction of the cost of a PM

@Kris Mann

Just checking - Your "VA" is your Virtual Assistant? $1500/mnth? (1099?)

i guess the question is Who will organize it? Is someone willing to step-up? (Late Sept please)