I'm not sure how people are making money on these deals but I'm sitting back for awhile until things cool down but definitely keeping my ears and eyes open for off-MLS opportunities.

Very cool. 

For my investments (roth/taxable) I wrote a simple but effective plan that I worked passively on for a few months, this way when I'm tempted to go with a fad or get caught up in the latest fear/greed cycle I can look back to a plan I made with a cool head.  

Aside from the massive time crunch, other problems cropped up as the bathroom was stripped down - a water line snapped in the crawl space; some drywall had to be replaced; etc.

Sitting it out until things cool off.

I like @Rick's response - - UNLESS you are a party to the transaction (for clarity, the buyer OR the seller) you'll only muddy the water and if you were involved as a contractor at any capacity, you can easily get your name sullied needlessly. 

Now, that is has cooled, and may be cool for a while, its tough to determine values going forward.

On average what kind of Fixed expenses am i looking at for Water, Sewere, Electricity and garbage. 

Well water and septic are typically significantly easier to do that setting up for city/public services. 

As soon as you inquire about business/commercial lending it's like they smell blood in the water, they want higher downpayments, rates go up, length of loans goes down, and the process is way more of a hassle.