If it looks vacant, then call the utility companies and see if they have service, ask about the process to switch it to your name 'once you close' and ask if there are past due bills that will transfer to the new owner. 

should be its own BiggerPockets forum.BP, you can pay me royalties for the idea in for the form of check or wire transfer. 

Establish insurance, rent, transfer to LLC, make first mortgage payment...?

If the STR strategy is the only strategy that makes the property pencil, be sure to purchase in a market where the use is allowed, the use requirements are protected by in place permitting and licensing and the permissions are transferable through a sale.

Also record a transfer of ownership. 

Instead of disconnecting the service when the tenant moves out and stops service, it transfers the utilities back to you without service interruption.

,Do I need to notify my current lender that I have transferred the property from my name to an LLC?

Hi All,I've been listening to BiggerPockets podcasts and I'm learning a lot since I transferred from a W2 to (hopefully) real estate investing. 

The county Transfer of Density Units (TDU) page doesn't provide (from what I saw) a fee schedule.

The seller was great, arranging with Furnished Finder to transfer the current listing to us.