If you own rental property in Boulder, Colorado, water submetering recovers the full water bill from your tenants in one of the priciest rental markets in the country. CU Boulder drives that market, and the student-heavy blocks near campus, the Hill included, are filled with houses, duplexes, and apartment buildings owned by individual landlords. Rents may be high here, but so are your costs, and water folded into a flat rent is one you absorb completely: students who never see a bill run long showers and ignore leaks, so usage stays high and uneven, resetting with a new group each year. True Submeter gives Boulder owners an affordable way to put an individual water meter on each unit, so every tenant is billed for exactly what they use. Usage drops, billing disputes disappear, and your net operating income climbs, with most owners recovering their full investment within six months. In a market this expensive, a recovered water bill is one of the highest-return moves you have.
