I’m just looking for other opinions on our situation from an outside prospective because the internet isn’t emotionally invested in my finances but can still spark some ideas.

Also, unless you use an electronic lockbox on the front door, you may want to use intelligent locks, which require Internet access, which requires power.No question that there are many reasons why you should turn on utilities, not the least of which would be to better understand how the plumbing and electrical is working given the property has been vacant for a while, but I can't think of one reason why you shouldn't, including the one about saving money, because I am fairly confident that not having utilities will end up costing you alot more than you might think.Best of luck on your project!

your running a bunch of different concepts together.. suggest you really get a little more educated on the subject before just asking for advice on the internet.. we do a ton of infill building each market is different.. and there are about 3 or 4 different insurance products.. so you need to be specific..  

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I am north AL. you could look at wage rates and adjust.

Orphans court will not speak to a third party and while my internet research has been somewhat successful, there are still some missing pieces.

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I did all of the demo myself immediately after buying, and I lived in a construction zone for an entire year (one working toilet, no stove, no fridge, no flooring, no furniture, no cable, no TV, no internet).

I have it and it's awesomeVacancies will vary per area...a quick internet search for your particular market will help with this but as a rule of thumb you can budget 10% of your property's incomeCAP Ex and Maintenance can also vary depending on how much work you put into your rehab on the front end, but be conservative with your budget so you don't get caught with a costly expense you're not expecting.  

i research from internet, and the result say the processing take about 6months to 2 years.