@Shelby Ek Do you need to activate the utilities in order to qualify for the loan you are getting?

Reasoning for asking this is that it could potentially be a beneficial long play on acquiring a property through assumption, and as we go down in interest rates, utilize this monetary benefit to refi as it comes at a mere .5%.

I made a ton of mistakes but real estate tends to be pretty forgiving.

Quote from @Deandre Brown: When analyzing deals, a few additional factors I like to consider are whether the electric and gas utilities are charged per unit or as a single expense.

Quote from @Pat Arneson: Yes, sometimes they have a ton on their plate and need to sell some off, and sometimes there is a better spread in their eyes wholesaling the deal verse flipping it.

3) It's been 5+ years since we've seen a S8 tenant lose their voucher for property damages, not paying their portion of the rent or utilities, or other lease violations (letting others move in with them).It's our opinion that #2 & #3 above are caused by overworked caseworkers not having the time to process the extra required paperwork, so they take the path of least resistance.4) S8 needs someone at the federal level to put more of the program online and streamline the process!

For example it does not consider who pay the utilities, obviously if the LL pays all the utilities, the net is lower. 

I see a ton of posting about unrelated information. 

They require tax returns, voter registration, car registration, driver license, and utility bills in the app to prove it's your primary.

Oh yeah, you can find a ton on here.