New appliances including refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, garbage disposal, washer, dryer, and hot water tank.

If you pay the electric bill, do you pass that on to the renter, or is the rent increased because it includes electricity.There are usually tax credits for a solar install.

The mostly cosmetic renovation cost was about $35,000 which included refinishing HW FL in both units, extensive painting on the interior and some exterior porches, brand new SS appliances in each unit, exterior tuckpointing updated electrical, and some minor carpentry and landscaping.

There is additional framing and electric in the basement that could be turned into a bonus room, bed room or if I was really trying to open up a can of worms, a 3rd unit. 

Electricity is good as well.

Buying this kind of real estate avoids going into CAP EX improvements too much, as most plumbing and electrical is still good and close to todays codes, and you are not dealing with plaster walls.

Would anyone be able to give rough estimates of electric/heat/air bill.

Testing a part with an electrical meter can also help identify whether it is still good.It is reasonable to learn how to to check the sensors, capacitor and motors yourself if you are handy.

Refrigerators tend to last 5-10 years, allow about $150/year for that.3.

A month later, not much had been accomplished, and now the workers couldn't work because they had no heat, and we couldn't get any fuel, so they ordered an electric furnace, which was just installed last week.