This will vary based on how far your structure is from the connection but a rough estimate would be nice.You may want to call the public works division, I imagine they have to hookup the actual connections to the city service. 

Each tax bill will have the owner's name an mailing address.You can try to google their name + address in the off-chance something will come up to get their phone number.As far as finding an accurate ARV - this is challenging and would typically require you to look at comparable sales for similar properties in the same area in the last 6 months or so.

You do not want a PM what you need is a GC (contractor) to bid, estimate, supervise your reno not your property.

Buy price, $75KRehab costs, $20KClosing $2.5KTotal is $97.5K Rent could be $925Cash flow is $333.45 COC ROI is 10.67%Total cash needed based on rehab estimate and such is $37,500.

I've followed the suburban area I've been looking at and seen several SFRs around 80-100k that lost their rental estimate at around 2000.

Hell no on having the seller find you a new tenant before you close....not a chance.

The Book on Rental Property Investing by @Brandon Turner is a great book I’ve read that really dives into the different ways and strategies to build a rental portfolio,  so I definitely recommend reading it when you get the chance.

It will cut the debt by 1/3 estimated- and probably raise my credit score by as much 20.

I will be screening all future tenants using the amazing advice on this forum so I can minimize the chances of something like this happening again.

You will have a better chance of getting financing, distribute the inherent risk of real estate investing, and have multiple incomes to pay rent (lowering your contribution towards rent).However, you would be wise to have a in-depth discussion about this with any partner you take on.