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Samuel Gates Cost associated with adding meters to Duplex
29 August 2025 | 6 replies
Also here in Pennsylvania, there is a state law that common area electric like exterior, halls, and basements must have its own meter not on any tenants bills. 
Anna E. Dixon Duplex in Butcher's Hill, Baltimore City
14 September 2025 | 5 replies
It's 2-unit townhouse, separately metered, larger unit currently occupied with a rent that will cover my mortgage.  
Rereloluwa Fatunmbi Deal Analysis: 4-Plex in Tallmadge, OH – $195K Purchase Price
2 September 2025 | 10 replies
One meter with shared utilities is never ideal but at that price it probably wouldn't be a deal killer for me.
Mario Morales Help! Massive Water Bill Mystery in My 3-Unit Building
27 August 2025 | 18 replies
@Mario Morales  I am on a well and I put in a meter just to check for leaks. 
Bobby Eastman I have a boiler but it is expensive to run what should I do?
1 September 2025 | 8 replies
On top of that my 4plex cannot be individually metered for gas so I end up paying for the gas which costs over $3,000 per year easy.
Kyle Geoghagan First House Gone Wrong - Advice?
9 September 2025 | 1 reply
However, on the inside of our house it was far exceeding the normal ranges (normal was something like 700 particles per square meter and we had something like 1777 particles per square meter).
Peter S. Deconversion vs Duplex Up and Basement Unit to keep as a two flat
3 September 2025 | 3 replies
Utilities & Electrical PanelsIf you eventually rent it, you don’t have to split utilities—including utilities in rent is common—but separate meters make future tenant disputes easier to avoid.Electrical panels typically cannot be in a private unit unless there’s a locked common area with legal access.
Gia Hermosillo The Truth About Investing Out of State: Addressing the Biggest Concerns
10 September 2025 | 3 replies
Even my "biggest issue" (a wide open water line dumping into my basement) was something I'd never expect (meter and water line itself were only 7 years old) of course happened on mother's day, but guess what, took about 3 hours and $1200 bucks to handle...all in all not a property breaker, but when you think about water in a basement it seems so scary!
Craig Cann Reliable Data Collection
10 September 2025 | 4 replies
We built this database by systematically collecting and saving information every day as we reviewed potential properties.This process has given us valuable insights into what our target demographic—families with elementary school children earning $60,000 to $85,000 a year—looks for in a rental home.Here are a few things we’ve learned from our data (for the Las Vegas market):Families in this segment prefer single-family homes.They won’t rent homes on lots smaller than 3,000 square feet.Driveways need to be at least as long as a standard car plus about a meter to the sidewalk.
Patrick Goswitz Cash Flow $2,000/ Month On A Triplex
10 September 2025 | 9 replies
are they metered seperately?