I just can't find anyone HERE that's heard of it .... of course we only have propane in Central Maine (no natural gas), so maybe that's where the free boilers are available.

The paint, eventhough it was a high quality, wouldn't bond well unless the exposed wood was thoroughly dried out, which we never had time to let it.

Remember, you risk becoming the "evil investor" in this scenario and I've seen TV shows exposing investors that do this.  

@Andrea Jones  Please don't take offense, but gauging by the questions you are asking, you are exposing the fact that you really are unsure about what you are looking at.

Eventually you might need or want a property manager, as it can expose you to more deals in more areas.

.), painting over interior exposed brick around the fireplaces, neutral colored carpeting instead of the stained pastel blue carpeting, painting honey brown cabinetry white, replacing beat up brass light fixtures with inexpensive nickle or chrome fixtures, etc...

With all properties titled to you personally you can expose all of your properties with a single action in excess of the umbrella policy.

Put yourself in a position where you can expose your strengths. 

@Sam Bromano By definition, the way to get the highest price for any property is to expose it to the maximum number of potential buyers. 

The reason being that this will likely be in a D/F neighborhood, which will expose you to more risk than needed when starting out.