In the sales package there used to be a page that discussed the expenses. It was pretty accurate for us. I don't recall if it had all of the stuff you mentioned, but it was a realistic base and they update it regularly so it would indicate the current prices.
We pay around $211 every month on a single bill that covers water, sewer, irrigation and amenity fee.
Our elec (1927 sq ft under air) runs between $60 winter and $180 summer.
Gas for us is like $17 mo.
Taxes and bond depend on house price, so use TV data for that.
My house was in TV property management program for 3 years and it worked out well for me. No fuss, no problems. They rented around 120 days per year. That was 3 solid months in high season, and some weeks during the year for Lifestyle Previews. With Creekside homes being used now, I am not sure if they still rent for lifestyle or not.
Renting in this way creates an opportunity to use your house occasionally (the IRS has limitson your use) and deduct many of the monthly expenses and depreciate capital expenses while it's in the program. Of course, you need to furnish end equip the home to a certain set of standards (they have of list of required stuff). It cost us around $10K for the furniture and another $4 for everything else (televisions, towels, cutlery, pots, pictures, flowers (fake of course), phones,etc). You can search as the topic of using TV Property Management has been discussed occasionally. I am a proponent - I like easy. Others are less favorable as they see it as more expensive.
Either way though, renting adds nicely to you tax bottom line.
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