Most HVAC problems I see at work are acutally electrical issues not refrigerant related. 

IE rents in a market say go from 500 to 2k. your 500 to 900 this is how they basically treat there houses.. very rare is a owner going to get a home back after these tenants that does not need 1k to 2k for turn over.. there is no such thing as broom clean  LOLHowever I have to think out in your area its not as acute given the small market.. just think ( I think we were talking about this on another thread) a lot of major cities the utls run with the land.. and the professional life long tenants just wont pay them.. they know they wont be shut off.. leaving the landlord with thousands of dollars of utl bills.

@Nelson Del Castillo Its not just fire damaged properties if the utilities have been turned off for a long time the utility company will often require both town inspections for the work you will do as well as their own inspection before they issue a “cut card” to turn the power back on.

You would have to post down both ends so usually this requires a cut in the slab and a new footing (s) under columns.

Right now I would pay someone a cut if they could bring me a deal that meets my criteria for buying my next property.

I realise this means I’d have to use an LLC who would surely take a cut though...— BRRRR — I know less about how this would work as a foreign investor.

Yes I am using a cut rate listing service - Savvylane.  

Stop over thinking.Stop thinking worst case scenario.Stop inviting bad karma.You've got a cute property with a nice backyard (that needs a little color on the front).

I don't know of a cut and dry rule for this, so it seems worth the time to make a few calls and see if you can find a more "investor friendly" lender. 

Kind of an oddball idea would be to rent a travel trailer and have it parked in a cute park or at a park?