Hi Gavin,This is fairly common, and it’s great that you’re thinking ahead about how to handle utilities responsibly.

There’s no need to rush.

They have a great sales pitch, but rush to sign you up and not much after that.

Don't be in rush to buy RE unless you narrow down your location and have a buy [box] ready.

They had been keeping the account a month ahead and one month, about 10 days after depositing, flagged it as fraud to get it back because they were short in cash.

I also support the point of thinking at least 10 years ahead and only buy properties your future self will be happy.

If you can focus more on that, then the bottom line profit you will be light years ahead of most flippers. 

Most of the time what people are really chasing is time freedom and that can be achieved quicker by using a W2 and real estate and other investment strategies to build a strong foundation instead of rushing.

If you have limited funds, how are you going to flip the worst properties out there that cost the most and are the hardest to flip.I know social media makes it looks like no-money and low-money down investing is feasible, but probably 95 percent of the deals that are done like that are done by people with money because it's the leverage money gives them to make a deal like that to the benefit of the seller.Don't rush to get a third property that needs work on your ledger when your funds are already limited.

👏 Agree, this is the kind of data that can help you stay ahead of the curve.