I'm looking for a budget number to connect to city water & sewer, and gas for a new build in Minneapolis, a vacant lot that has not had utilities before. 

Just spend time learning your market.

I'm getting some push back from PM's in that area that they want a contract and money in an "account" to be able to get eyes on the property and give us a rehab budget.

Since I'm spending less out of pocket, I could save up to get a 4th SFH sometime later this year.If I get the triplex, it takes more cash to get it.

We have a few investors  form Miami and West Palm, looking to spending millions here in port st Lucie 

Easy-- I don't have to spend much time at all on my properties, whether during the purchase or while owning them!

Less spending, more saving is.

You should budget for replacing this every three to five years. 

To myself personally I think it is a foolish way to spend your time.

We enjoyed the process, kept our first as a rental and are at a place where we can begin investing and are interested in either a flip to sell or flip to own.It seems like everything in the marketplace is for cash sales and while we have about $30K at our disposal, it seems that this would cover the rehab budget in the deals we have been interested in.