My friend also gets reimbursed for fuel on said work errands at half the federal mileage rate.

When we updated our power to add ac, the new box (where the wire from the pole comes to the house) was relocated to just outside  my bedroom at the city inspector's request.EMR is a big bugaboo. 

GENERALLY gas is much cheaper than electricity.guy explained it once,,,electricity has to be made from gas or other fossil fuel,,efficency factors in ,,,so there is an extra step in there from gas,hence double profit margins,operating expenses.Personnally here where it gets 20 below,,,I would NEVER buy an electric heat house!!

Back when those four Plexes were 60k to 100k I wish I would have bought them all but now that they are $220,000 I wouldn't touch them with an 8 foot pole.

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure we're due for a market correction over the next couple years (not my opinion, just historical statistics).If you're referring to the fact that I can't find enough deals to place all my money, that's because there just aren't enough good deals out there right now.I presume your group is mostly focused on apartment investments -- personally, I wouldn't touch 99% of the apartment deals out there right now with a 10-foot pole. 

I wouldn't touch a bit coin with a 10 foot pole.

Originally posted by @Ryan Lott: I believe you'd want to save siding for last along with the appliances. no. do siding before the electric is done. once the siding is in place the electrician will come and install/replace what's needed outside. service, straps for ground rod, pole etc. all that will be attached nicely to the new siding.

But I look at it from a risk/reward angle -- Trying to leverage more and winning "one last deal" can end up being the straw that breaks the camel's back.When it comes down to it, it's fueled by greed...

If the power pole is across the street, you might have to cut the street or drill under the street to bring power to your lot...and that can be really expensive. 

Only pumped every 2 yearsHvac- heating is fuel oil furnace.