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A larger house means higher heat and air conditioning bills. Two, in many areas, landlords are required to pay certain utilities for their tenants, but homeowners must pay the bills themselves. For example, Massachusetts landlords pay the sewer and water bills for their buildings. In practice, the money comes out of the rent and the tenants are charged slightly more to cover it, but this cost is invisible to tenants, so people who rent may forget to take these utility bills into account when they estimate how much they pay for utilities. Will you be able to cover the cost of a higher utility bill if you buy a house? And, last but not least: * Whom does your money benefit? When you pay rent, all of your rent money goes to the landlord.