Marketing only on Zillow is amateurish, which indicates they may be lacking skills in other areas.If your unit rents for $1,000 a month, you are losing more than that because of utilities.

I'm going to a new CPA this Friday who has extensive real estate experience so I'm hoping he will be able to advise me on the best/easiest software to utilize. 

This does NOT include brokers who try to disguise themselves as lenders by utilizing table funding, etc.  

To start it, will need to get the utility gas service turned on and then perhaps get a plumber out to start if and checkout everything.

Some bills for utilities were verified but others have no accompanying receipts / invoices and even double charged. 

You contract with the seller should spell out exactly what the risk are for him; further, you should not do this deal unless (1) the seller utilizes the services of an attorney to advise him (2) you have the cash or credit capacity to payoff or refinance the loan if it is accelerated due to the due on sale clause and (3) proper safeguards by way of third party servicer, escrow, legal documentation, are adhered to.It seems you may have a big winner; however, it’s just these that lead to lawsuits if not handled properly.   

In addition are utilities usually paid by tenants?

He can utilize it for the cash flow until his lease expires.b) Assign entire deal to another investor for a negotiated amount.

By utilizing OPM, you can widen your portfolio, spreading risk across multiple properties rather than being tied to just one.

Here’s an example of bonus depreciation.One way that you can still benefit from a cost segregation study is by utilizing the Short-Term-Rental (STR) strategy on your property.