separate out the water and electric and put in a house meter that you pay for. you can call both the electric company and water supply and tell them it's a rental and that you need a house meter for your self. any money you collect from the laundry will pay for the utilities.

The ability for any REI to coordinate a steady supply but not an overabundance is certainly a juggling feat.

Was it harder to find a tenant without supplying the appliances?

I fear not wording it correctly, maybe BiggerPocket member has supplied one that I can look over.  

Can anyone recommend a company that can supply the carpet and install it without breaking the bank?

To fix it you have to either run a 3 wire from switch to fan where the black would go to the light and fan to red, and each of those colors would go to a different switch.A quick fix is to get one of those remotes control for fans they sell at local supply houses.

The law of supply and demand is here.

This shortage in supply is causing the prices in the single family housing market to increase.

Debra, if that's the case, you're looking into a $5/sf range, maybe a little more bc of the supply/demand.

It will be issued to the tax ID associated to the account; you supply a W-9 form to the bank when the account is created that gives the tax ID.