I wouldn't separate the utilities but I would try to save some water cost by adding a hot water circulating pump to the hot water heater...that basically makes it so when they turn on the hot water it's instantly hot instead of having to wait a minute for it to get hot....another benefit of the hot water circulating pump is that it helps prevent pipes from freezing in the winter, turn off the outside spigot so people can't steal water, have a plumber go through the 4 plex and look for leaks and replace any toilet flaps...replace any toilets that are water hogs. 

Does the IRS really have the ability to get blood out of a stone?

@MARK FERGUSON.To be uptight is definitely punishable by high blood pussure and no friends.

We just need to replace some older faucets that leak, but that is to be expected.One of the heating units needs a new circulator, the HVAC company we use is going to come and install one on Wednesday.The plumber will be back next week to take care of the shower supply and valve that need to be replaced.** Getting the water up and running and those heating systems working properly in the 2 units is a very good sign. 

I say it's more likely people will leave when they need to leave and you can't get blood from a stone.

Hello ordered the blood today and very excited to get my hands on it.

. $10k now days is nearly same as $0.00, so for any and all asking "can I start doing REI with _____" correct that question to ask the reality "am I willing to do what it takes of me TO start doing REI, all the blood sweat tears and frustration?"

Got a contract on a burn house back in October from a driving for dollars one off post card, lined up a buyer, and had heir-ship issues (found a missing heir through skip tracing and turned out he was looking for 'blood' on the lady trying to sell the house) which caused it to fall through.

Other than that we didn't have to do the roof, the siding (other than a power wash), didn't really do any landscaping, didn't do the windows, didn't do the kitchen (other than appliances), didn't touch either bathroom, didn't do ANY flooring, didn't touch the heating system (other than a servicing which resulted in about $275 to fix something with a circulator on the boiler since it hadn't fired in ~2years), didn't intend on doing any plumbing (when we did fire up the boiler there was some leaks and resulted in an $1,800 change order [the only one of the job]), didn't even have to change any of the light fixtures as they were pretty close to what I would have bought anyway, it was on septic but it had a passed inspection so we didn't do anything with that either.Seriously what can you do for $5/sqft?

Population is actually reducing but as money circulated is growing fastre than population, that drives up the real estate price.