Your quickest and easiest solution would most likely be you on a ladder with a caulk gun, a couple tubes of clear 100% silicone caulk, and a roll of paper towels to wipe your finger, Daniel.

If it has a fuse box or old knob and tube, these things will cost you thousands in the near future if not properly resolved.

Dont forget about checking out You Tube university too :)).What you can certainly do is get started driving for dollars: try Deal Machine.

@Jason May poor MSA, declining population, declining job growth, rising crime, rising vacancy, poor schools, proximity to class D areas/railroads/waterways, floodzones, high taxes, knob and tube wiring, poor foundations, extreme termite damage, generally bad layouts, raccoon (or other animal) infestations... just to name a few.

It seems to me your worried about getting power to the house to perform the renovations that are needed....if that's the case I'd suggest calling the power company and having them do a visit and see if they can set you up a temp line to work off of.... which you'll need to do anyway being that the house was built in the 1800's and more than likely has knob and tube wiring and restricted to a 60amp service panel.

Have learned a bit thanks to You Tube and the Bigger Pockets Podcast.

If the house is older (80+ years) you want to make sure it doesn't contain any knob and tube wiring. 

I have an opportunity to get into an off market deal that needs a total gut rehab (e.g. still has knob/tube). 

I think most gurus are not really to good, you can get information form Google, you tube , choice books and networking.

We have to update the entire electrical throughout by replacing  the knob and tube of yesteryear to current specs.