Tenants are paying electric and gas only.

I think that the risks are going both ways, for the lender and the borrower, so how do you ensure the honest and valid transaction?

Is my loan still valid?

I found a duplex, but am reluctant to purchase because the water, gas, and electric are not metered.I understand it can be expensive to setup a separate meter with the city, but am not sure the costs of gas and electric? 

Predictably, the mother and girlfriend moved out after 2 months, and I found out that only the official Section 8 lease was valid.

I suspect the utilities are split (at least gas and electric) but I would bet that the water/sewer/trash are shared so I expect that OPEX cost to be significant.

I received interest for renting my SFH from a French citizen, currently residing in Asia working for a major oil and gas firm. 

The validity of both can be limited to certain time periods or terms, i.e., either may expire before it is exercised.

Landlord pays water/sewer, gas, trash and landscaping.Should I counter at $180k even though they are "firm" at $189k?

-------------------------------Active Military Applicant’s IncomeIf the [EAS] date is within 12 months of the anticipated date that the loan will close, the loan package must also include one of the following four items, or combinations of items, to be acceptable: documentation that the servicemember has already re-enlisted or extended his/her period of active duty to a date beyond the 12-month period following the projected closing of the loan, orverification of a valid offer of local civilian employment following the release from active duty.