Fairbanks bills? (apartment complexes, rentals, houses)

[gobrien]

The majority of Fairbanks does not have natural gas lines to houses, but Anchorage does. Some people pay as they go a tankful at a time, others get on auto-fill and have a monthly bill. It just depends on the company you pick for fuel and your credit.

[Dakster]

If you lived in a house and had some land, and you could afford it. Wouldn't it make sense to have a large enough storage tank to last the winter and stock up in the summer when the fuel is cheaper? (Also, I am assuming that you would need to add your own anti-gel additives in the summer or is heating fuel always treated?)

[Gennaver]

Originally Posted by brittanywhite

i looked over the link you posted and i didnt see the answers i am lookin for maybe i missed it and i have checked out the daily miner it helps with looking for a place to live but i cant know how much i can spend on a place without knowing how much the bills are thanks for your input though

Hi,
What I did for my first aparmtment in FAI, (move in date Dec 27th) was to find a place with all utilities included. This way I can budget for rent and utilities.

I'd heard that heat could be from 500 to 800 a month so, I found a place that has me covered. Then interviewd via telephone conversations and references verification too.

I spoke with a few apartment companies via The Daily miner and chose something via CL.

Good luck!
Jen

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by Dakster

If you lived in a house and had some land, and you could afford it. Wouldn't it make sense to have a large enough storage tank to last the winter and stock up in the summer when the fuel is cheaper? (Also, I am assuming that you would need to add your own anti-gel additives in the summer or is heating fuel always treated?)

It makes not difference since the cost of heating fuel has been the same for several months now. The price of heating fuel fluctuates with the price of oil on the market. If the price of oil goes up, so does gasoline, heating fuel, and diesel fuel for your truck.

Heating fuel does not need additives to keep it from jelling as long as the tank us buried. It only needs such if the tank is above ground.

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by Gennaver

Hi,
What I did for my first aparmtment in FAI, (move in date Dec 27th) was to find a place with all utilities included. This way I can budget for rent and utilities.

I'd heard that heat could be from 500 to 800 a month so, I found a place that has me covered. Then interviewd via telephone conversations and references verification too.

I spoke with a few apartment companies via The Daily miner and chose something via CL.

Good luck!
Jen

Heat could be very expensive if you live in your own house. But if you rent an apartment or even a house, heating cost is already included in your rent. That's why apartments are still expensive (the landlord has to pay for the heating fuel).

[IL2AK4job]

Originally Posted by RayinAK

Heat could be very expensive if you live in your own house. But if you rent an apartment or even a house, heating cost is already included in your rent. That's why apartments are still expensive (the landlord has to pay for the heating fuel).

That is exactly what i am finding as well. Most i have seen have included all utilities, or all but electric.

[Gennaver]

Originally Posted by RayinAK

Heat could be very expensive if you live in your own house. But if you rent an apartment or even a house, heating cost is already included in your rent. That's why apartments are still expensive (the landlord has to pay for the heating fuel).

Hi,

I found an aparment in a FAI house there that costs about the same as mine in Texas did, (with the added bonus of having the utilities included in AK though.)

Yet, I think I got a nice deal.

The landlord's would be paying the heat with or without me, the tenant so I think this may be one of the reasons' they considered a tenant, (that and now they won't have to hire a house sitter when they go out of state too.)

Jen

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by IL2AK4job

That is exactly what i am finding as well. Most i have seen have included all utilities, or all but electric.

Yes. The landlord is supposed to provide a shelter with heat and water. Some still take care of the electric bill (add it to the rent), but some others let you do that.

[losttechnician]

So, many times the rent in Fairbanks has heating costs included? How about water/sewer/garbage? Occasionally electricity too??

Pardon my ignorance, but we don't see much in the way of "utilities included" types of rents around my neck of the woods, excepting the short term lease stuff.

That would make things look a little more affordable from my perspective. I generally shoot $250 or more a month on the mentioned utilities already.

[Kaul]

If heating oil is that expensive, how can the people living in the Bush villages afford to keep warm??