I pick a geothermal as opposed to the mini-split Charlie mentioned because you would not need to augment the system with oil or gas since they have the power to heat at sub zero temperatures. 

I've fixed pretty much everything unless it was over my skill set (replacing capacitor on A/C system, for instance; landlord told me when I moved in it was okay to repaint or whatever as long as it improved the house), my neighbors love me - they've told him so; I've resodded the yard twice (FL grass sucks with a dog), had the landscape crew redo the trees in front so they look good, replanted flower beds (perennials), power washed the house every year after wet season ended, ensured the pest control worked...The BUT part ...As a sole practioning consultant (pre-IPO weakness remediation, large financial systems implementations, global audit recommendations for SEC registrants, etc.) at times during the last 3 years things have been sink or sink lower credit wise and the ID theft didn't help (apparently, I bought a car in GA and own some property in TX).

build as cheap as possible, if you have local modular company and you don't have power lines don't bother. 

There is a barn currently with power, however upon inspection from a licensed electrician the wires running from the box to several lights are not ran properly.

@Carmen Gill the power of real estate will do that to you!

With things like finding a wholesaler/investor friendly attorney/title company, finding all of the legal docs, creating a power team, LLC, etc thank you in advance and hope to here from someone soon!

So if your rent is less than a mortgage payment + monthly property taxes + homeowner's insurance and PMI (if applicable), you might actually be increasing your purchasing power by renting!

Just make sure you're prepared to handle repairs and a new roof wont cause you to break the bank.I know this forum pushes 1000 low balls to find the needle in the haystack and if thats your thing more power to you. 

I would probably set a threshold based on past bills (which you can ask the power company for a 12 month average).

Hey @Joshua Feit  I would call GA Power and ask the last time power was on in the property.