He would like to move this investment into an irrevocable trust for estate planning purposes.

I went through no less than 3 snow removal people this winter, before having to take it back over myself due to the people flaking out and leaving my tenants stranded.  

The sfh is being remodeled now and hopefully done before winter.

Winter one day, summer the next and not much in between! 

The work involved is remediation of mold in the bedroom,  new insulation and sheet rock the bed room, the water pipe has frozen, since the bank winterized the house later.

With STR In the winter months I about break even or lose a little, June-August I should net between $4,000-$6,000 depending on occupancy 2) Immediate payment by VRBO or Airbnb, no more waiting for the tenants to pay or if they will pay, 3) The revenue stream makes it easier to justify a property manager (or Co-host in Airbnb terms).

It appears the bank simply winterized the house, but later the water company shut off from the outside due to an outstanding balance of 154.

Considering  flipping a house this winter, or buying another rental in a place I  like to manage.   

It is pretty routine in this area to arrange for utilities to transfer to the owner when they are shut off by the tenant, especially in the winter.

Can anyone give me a ball park range for what those costs might be in winter?