What are the average utility costs, and who typically pays them (tenant/owner)?

My wife and I own four units and we’re making the jump to double digits.

We don't have that guideline for cash-outs, we just utilize the 1007. 

Validate planning zoning requirements and access to utilities.

My full-time gig is to invest in income-producing websites (digital real estate) and I'm working backwards to first increase the authority of my website to then eventually rank organically in Google.Given my experience building sites, I personally don't think SEO is as complicated as any agency makes it out to be.

No, there simply utilizing it, adoption, as is all there competitors, so it's not any business innovation except the ai creators, it's industry adoption to a evolved S.O.P.. 

If you have zero vacancies, zero tenant damage, make sure utilities (especially heat) stay on every winter even if the tenant doesn’t pay.  

I'm a member of one local STR page that vets owners by requiring they see a utility bill with the address and the owner's name.

I would however recommend elevating anything placed in a non-elevated utility room to ensure damage is unlikely in future storms.

The one percent and 2 percent rule ive never looked at ... cap rate is .. meh .. its there - what im most concerned with is the price of the home relative to comparables and cash on cash to start.   9)  I look  the other way if it is a multi unit that is not separately metered - thats always one of my criteria here in pgh as there are a lot of older homes and a good portion you wind up worrying about who will cover utilities.