The single property building is most likely one water/sewer/gas/electric service.

ND (yea oil/gas)2.

You've got a major plumbing and wiring job if you don't want to include utilities in the rent, and even if you do you need to run either 220 or gas for the stoves.

They disconnected the gas and switched to electric and now the 60amps can barely handle the load.

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I suggest limiting your search to a closer range (if you plan on living in one unit) as I suspect cheap gas prices are not going to be around forever. 

I am a displaced oil & gas engineer myself and found a new home in real estate.

What type of furnace (gas boiler, electric, etc.)Are the utilities split?

Norristown is the same although they have a lot of gas heat homes (which attracts tenants) and taxes are cheaper.

So today I got in my car with an almost empty gas tank, I put my eBay business on hold because I needed to burn a bridge where I had to go out there and find properties, not just "oh it would be nice to find a property or two" but I had to have a burning desire and I told myself, "I have no money in my account, my truck is almost on empty, but I will will find at least properties that I can work with, I have to."