If you own rental property in East Lansing, Michigan, water submetering lets you stop absorbing your tenants’ water and charge each unit for exactly what it uses. East Lansing exists for Michigan State, and its rental market shows it: the neighborhoods around campus are packed with student houses and apartment complexes that turn over every academic year and rarely stay empty for long. The trouble is that student tenants who don’t pay for water have no reason to watch it, so usage runs high and erratic, and when water is folded into the rent, you eat the difference across every unit. True Submeter gives East Lansing property owners a straightforward, affordable way to put an individual water meter on each unit, so every tenant is billed only for 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 tied to the academic year, make sure your water billing is just as steady.
