Also, providing value to others at a high level will pay off for you in the end if you stick with it.

Contact the utility provider and get a historical average based on the last year of use.

Diversification Beyond the Stock Market: Real estate provides tangible, real-world value that helps hedge against market volatility—a crucial feature when building a resilient retirement portfolio.

If they did not provide a forwarding address we send it to the unit address, hoping they filed a change of address form.

While I do believe that some of the posters on BP are able to do a quality job self managing their portfolio of STR properties, they are spending a lot more time doing it than they’d like to admit.10 years ago in many markets STR provided outsized returns.  

The utility company doesn't manage your property...they provide paid services until they're not paid anymore. 

A HELOC offers flexibility, while a HEL provides a lump sum. 2.

Has anybody invested with them who can provide some valuable feedback?

Meaning educating and providing resources is complimentary to his own investing. 

Just stating that waiting will also likely make the cost of what you want to buy go up if the last 98 years of real estate data provides the future direction.