Perhaps I should be placing more emphasis on finding a multifamily as opposed to a househack, but they're harder to find in my area and I figured I would live in the house hack and have a fourplex about an hour away.

Im a veteran that served a term for the United States Airforce as a sheet metal mechanic working on the C-130s. 

Article 6, The Utility Franchise article, (emphasis in bold is mine) "allow a lessor of any leased residential premises, as that term is defined under G.S. 42-59(3), that has individually metered units for electric service in the lessor's name to charge for the actual costs of providing electric service to each lessee.

I also have full time HVAC/mechanical on staff as we do maintenance for our own and other property management companies.  

I tell them not to worry about this as we will not charge them if something mechanically goes wrong and isn't due to their neglect.

At my company our "in-house" mechanical team conducts our bi-annual inspections.  

It's another mechanism whereby people think someone is going to take care of their problems of not enough money to live on.       

We do this:1 Portfolio InfoMiller_123 (property folder for each property in that portfolio)   1 Property Info   2 Utilities   3 Maintenance   4 Leases   5 Advertising   6 Rental License   7 Inspections   8 Appliances & Mechanicals(we number folders to control order instead of alphabetical default)Agree with @Nathan G. about consistent naming formats.

Then use NPL style strategies to provide a dire emphasis on the need for a mentor and the "minimal".

If it is under 100 amps you might need to upgrade it.Try and see how old the water heater is, it should have a serial number on it that you can search.Ask to see if the realtor or owner knows the last time the electrical, mechanical, plumbing, or roof were maintained, upgraded, or repairedThe insurance company will want to know if it is on well or city water, septic or city sewer, closest fire hydrant and fire station, if it has smoke detectors and/or carbon monoxide detectors, what kind of siding it is, if the heating is electrical or gas.