I had a lot of real estate investing under my belt, but still utilized a partner for my first deal.

This is based on recent sale of exact model in my community$889 monthly mortgage payment includes tax + insurance (son is paying this + utilities)850, 834, 824 credit scores No bad debtNo car payment and driving my current car until the wheels fall off.$250 per month for rent.

The idea was to utilize the BRRRR methodology to refinance my current house to the appraised value and use the cash to purchase another house.   

Some may prefer to utilize the convenience of technology while others want to maintain personal relationships.

Sounds like your rent is to low, I would double check what market rents are.I would get all the utilities in the tenants name.

My memory is that someone paid the utilities before I took possession but I can remember for sure....maybe I did paid them. 

We were going to force the easement through lawsuit but just learned that we can request a plat and work with the local utility company to gain an easement for much less via eminent domain on the property.

After that, join a couple of face book groups and ask around that town, what utilities are like to give you an idea on those numbers.

Generally speaking, your NOI will depend on many things, like number of units, whether you absorb utilities or tenants pay for them, etc.

I remember seeing a triplex where the rents were 2% but then looking at the property I found it was a single family that was split into three pieces, it wasn’t permitted multi-family, and none of the additions had been permitted when constructed, and the owner was paying over 800 a month for utilities.