I don't see any sense of urgency from you, so no one adjudicating this case would either, or end up taking any action!

YoY is up 3.5%.Rentals - Availability by MonthThe number of homes for rent decreased MoM, also bucking the seasonal trend.Rentals - Median Time to RentMedian time to rent increased in November to 30 days.

Need a lender who understands that clean title will only occur on the day of closing.

Is it best to simply increase rent by a fixed amount (e.g., $700) to cover this, or are there other strategies for handling utilities in this situation?

Being a normal person and giving someone a heads up has not bit me, yet.In addition to what the law requires, I always shoot the tenant a heads up either via text, call, or email.If they are mostly responding to email, then shoot them an email.Emojis and gifs work wonders in today's day in age.

It is a sure thing that you will have success simply based on your introspection!

You can look for yourself by looking them up on Google. 

You simply can’t ignore the risk of investing in an area that you’re not intimately familiar with.

Or are they moving out when the cleaning is complete?

Setting up the listing really wasn't that difficult.