But if its in my name I can keep an eye on the bill to ensure they are using heat to keep the pipes from freezing and making sure there are no bad leaks (if bill goes to high). 

@Shane Brown I'm pretty sure that place has been on the market longer than that, I think it was for sale when I was looking around last fall, they probably re-listed it - 90k isn't an unreasonble price, that means you have to offer less than 90k and have room to move up.At least go look at it, look at neighboring properties, look at how the tenants live, verify heat type like Amy said, just completely avoid if it's electric heat (it looks like it's Rinnais though) unless you want to spend a few thousand on gas installs.

I would look at turning it into a gas fire place with crush glass.  

Things like who pays for water, electric, gas and etc are properly accounted for in writing in the lease.

Leak in pool plumbing.

Roof is leaking?

Roof is leaking?

Some surprises I've had in this area:Sheriff kicked door down in one house b/c they had a warrant from a previous tenantFound a gun in one house (ended up being a BB gun but looked like a 357 revolver)Had tenants leave the house, left all their stuff, and never heard from them again, after living there for only a few monthsHad a water leak in a ceiling that flooded my garage and damaged ceiling in dining areaOn the positive side, have provide safe, affordable, clean housing for some great people.

The gas furnace and AC are very old and defunct.

I also pay less for electric, water, sewer, gas and supplies.