If you own rental property in Pullman, Washington, water submetering puts an end to covering your tenants’ water and ties every bill to the unit that ran it. Pullman sits out in the Palouse with a rental market built almost entirely around Washington State, and most of that housing is individually owned: duplexes, small apartment buildings, and houses rented by the room. When the water is baked into a flat rent, a student who never sees the meter has no reason to fix a drip or rein in a long shower, so usage climbs and swings hard between units, and a new set of tenants arrives every fall. True Submeter gives Pullman owners an affordable way to install an individual water meter on each unit, so every tenant is billed for exactly what they use. Usage falls, billing disputes end, and your net operating income rises, with most owners recouping their full investment within six months. In a market this tied to WSU, tight water billing is one move you fully control.
