I was researching Bigger Pockets to see if anyone had found the silver bullet for skip tracing ......

However, if I were to land a job not relating to real estate, I fear that my time and energy would push me farther and farther away from my ultimate goals of REI due to my innate ability to focus and dedicate everything to what is in the present.

If you made it to the end and still have energy to give me some advice... big thanks.

If I were you, I would budget having a plumber / electrician and the energy/water company meter everything separately.

I am fairly new to REI, though where I am short in experience I pick up in work ethic and energy.

After purchase I installed new flooring throughout, repainted the entire home, updated lighting to LED, updated master bathroom, replaced old furnace, air conditioner, and propane with a energy efficient geothermal system that heats, cools, and heats domestic hot water.

I do intend on someday quitting my IT job and being financially independent on my investments, to where I can focus my time, energy, and resources on those things and people that matter most to me. 

Obviously at this point hopefully you have gotten a security deposit at your close to help cover some of the damages but at this point in time i'd quickly just focus and dial in your energy on the unit turn so you can get get this rented quickly.

I was now sweating bullets.   

Thinking about what direction to go in with my ~$300k that I am taking when I sell my rental house in a month or two and maybe I want to dip my toe into this market.My day job is in energy efficiency and I have to agree with @David Sisson.