There were multiple times when I was living there during the four years that there was a water leak and caused damage to the apartment and dampened the carpet.

I had a 800k house in Washington county. which was on septic and private water tax's were 6k a year total.. not bad.

I'm assuming I should call now to get the utilities(water/sewer) in my company name with an expected start date.

Thats so cool that im also planning on the exact same ; saving to deposit on fha loan for a duplex and house hack like that till I can afford my next property.

If possible get one on town water and sewer, underground utilities and paved roads.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereLocate and attend 3 different local REIA club meetings great place to meet people gather resources and info.

Be sure to keep us up to date on your happenings:)  Also, even though you sound like you have some experience, definitely check out the different blogs/posts/podcasts/etc. for some cool ideas and helpful information.Good luck!

Thanks for sharing @Rico Saldana. cool tips

http://www.neighborhoodscout.comThat site does some cool things for free, but the paid version is hypothetically more powerful.

,I see a lot of listed properties that have one or more utilities in common.There was one in Caldwell that had Electricity shared between 2 units, and a lot of them have either water or gas shared between one or all units.Anyone have any experience in separating out utilities(Electricity OR Water OR Gas)?

One unit has bedrm and bath closed off due to water damage, it's currently rented as a 1BR but could be repaired and rented out as 2BR probably for an additional $200-300/mo.This seems like a steal, assuming everything checks out with house inspection etc, but what makes me most nervous is I'm not planning to do this full time, I have a job and I can't be driving up there every week to coordinate the repairs and check on them.