Necessary expenses are those that are deemed appropriate, such as interest, taxes, advertising, maintenance, repairs, property management, utilities, and insurance.

how soon can I transfer utilities?

January was the first and only month so far that we didn't turn a profit (mortgage plus utilities & expenses is around $2300/mo) but we killed it over the summer so we're still sittin' pretty.

Living on the computer I utilized all the big guys, Crexi.

Quick question, it makes sense why I wouldn't be able to utilize the FHA in that scenario but are you sure it would have to be 25 if i went conventional route?

Have a second full bath, even though it was in the basement, came in handy more than once.Here's the mistakes I made1) I included utilities for ease of payment.

They will get the utilities going and they said they could have a bid to me for the work needed within 48 hours.

That end is making enough to pay utilities, living expenses and to get health insurance.

My friends that chose the middle did so since they thought that utilities would be cheapest since they were in between 2 units so bottom floor heat would rise up in the winter but not too much like the 3rd floor had which increased cooling costs. 

There are some interior cosmetic improvements I plan to make utilizing the cash flow of the property over the first year.