Two separate bids should not be too far off from one another.Go ahead and make an offer on the property, but make it contingent on several things like full city approval, permits clearing, etc.

If they share parking maybe see if there is a way to separate the parking either with designated spots or separate driveways.

I screened and screened and searched up and down and right and left till I found a unlicensed felon who wants to do a shower remodel for $1500 plus materials separate.

Putting the utilities in my tenants name isn’t an option for some of the units I own because they’re multi unit properties that aren’t separately metered.My question is this: is there an online portal available that allows you to easily go in and charge a variable expense like utilities every month?

The homes would be small enough to limit/dissuade any partying and separated to potentially reduce noise complaints.

Basically you have 3 separate issues here:1.

Pay to separately meter the utility.

In tenant situations like this I might consider just suing the tenant separate of the eviction if I could get that to court sooner.

There is no reason to have a separate bank account for every client.  

Some companies may be able to write multiple locations on the same policy while others need to do separate policies.