But what about Realtor fees, ongoing holding costs during the rehab and until it sells (like utilities, insurance, etc), interest on the LOC, taxes, etc. 

He pays utilities/water/cuts grass.

Question is: are there any other websites, normal local resources (other than other investors at a local REI club who do invest in that neighborhood) that I'm missing out on checking what the prevailing norm is in terms of which utilities tenants pay?

We also have a lot of work on the Title II side left to do with higher utility.  

Moving appliances means moving utilities needed to run them. if you want to move a gas stove, you'll have to rip out wall behind it to re-route the gas line or re-direct a new gas line from somewhere else.

For 20 years I've worked in the IT industry creating Web, mobile app, and software technologies with a heavy focus on helping real estate agents have mobile, responsive websites to list their properties.

Professionals with decades of experience and very impressive track records do all the heavy lifting for you.

Namaste,I am very delighted to take the first step towards realizing financial independence.I belive this community will support me, nurture me and I will be able to utilize the tools and networks here to mutually progress!

I'm also wondering about the utility in getting my brokers license. 

This way, they will end up with a higher return than if they sold as-is, and we save significantly on loan costs usually associated with flips and still make a good profit.The only thing they incur is holding the house for another 8 months and paying what they are already paying for prop taxes, insurance, utilities, etc.