The note will be serviced by a third party servicer. 

The buyer is just that buying the property they pay tax, insurance and your principal and interest and an escrow service fee.

Im sure they would have the payment for services paid to their broker like they do with every other payment they receive.

The utility might do a read-only for free, but lots will charge for this service. 

I have never used Simplysafe, but most security systems use cellular and the cost of service is part of their monitoring fee. 

Get someone out there, get your tenants heat and sleep well knowing you did the right thing and provided your tenants with excellent service.

Service contractor with rebate wants $30K getting 2K back.

Should I hire a service team to look at them?

My only concern with working in more rural areas is that we won't have the PM or service people to deal with the properties.

I have looked on Costar for individuals who have done 1031 Exchanges, peeped at alternative websites who act as either a brokerage or glorified listing service, called into my local networks, sifted through hedge fund managers, etc.