I purchased last month and just got my first electric and gas bill.

You are always going to have holding costs (electric, oil/gas, water, etc...).

The upper tenant doesn't even have the gas activated for whatever reason. 

Ready for a second deal, I have come across a private sell in a slightly sub-par area of town (I would guess C to C- neighborhood) close to the older down town/industrial district (I live in Hobbs, NM, an oil and gas town hugging the west Texas border).

This house was built in 1920 so it’s either they stuck with coal until gas lines were installed, they had above ground tank and they removed all the piping, or they removed the tank long time ago (town doesn’t have record of tank removal permit) or it’s somewhere under the front porch which is reinforced concrete porch.

Right now in particular, I'm currently fighting with the hot water tank & gas furnace, hoping to find someone who could check those out without me having to contact a major company to come out for a service call and then be upsold into purchasing a new unit.

Signing a docusign + creating accts for her with gas, water, electric, takes less a miniscule amount of time in comparison to even opening a HELOC, finding investment properties, etc.

PGW (Gas) Liens - courts.phila.govWhile i understand the importance of running a title search, that could be a very expensive process for 30+ properties and i am trying to complete as much basic due diligence as possible before narrowing down on those properties that absolutely require a title search. 

Repairs do not have to recapture when you sell the house too.)16) Utilities17) Pre-rental expenses ( expenses incurred before finding a tenant )18) If you use your Car: This can include- oil changes, Maintenance, gas, repairs, parking, tolls, and depreciation.

This is gas and a furnace as well.