It’s always good to get input from a local agent who knows the area well.

My suggestion would be to cap your utilities at a certain amount and have Tenants pay anything over that amount.That will help you manage your expenses, and also allow Tenants to gage their usage each month, and make adjustments if they don't want to go over the allotted amount.As far as collection, provide the bill showing any overages and just have them pay for it along with their rent. 

BiggerPockets is a great place to find featured agents experienced with long-term rental investments—they can guide you to cash-flowing properties and connect you with resources like contractors and property managers.

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Is the agent bring you the end-buyer?  

You can start building out a team(GC, Agent, etc) to start analyzing numbers.

The company providing the warranty keeps most premiums as revenue and profit."

Benefit – Boilers tend to last longer and provide even, comfortable heat, but forced air allows for central A/C, which can be a selling point for tenants.

Renting out your current home could provide steady income, helping offset the new property's costs. 

If we had hundreds of loans out, we’d have enough monthly income to aggregate the payments into additional loans—but we don’t.If you do this, your note will have to have a compounding clause in it, provided by your lending attorney.