I've had so many deals fall through this year and am feeling exhausted from putting in a lot of time and energy to deal I thought were going to be solid an they ended up falling through. 

You will still have an electric bill even if tenants pay their own unit.

Start with house hacking, invest in credit and education, and leverage electrical skills.

@Ori Skloot can you give more details on the electrical and plumbing work you did?

But that's the nice thing about real estate, money, time and energy are interchangeable, you can substitute one for another.

Utility Costs (Water, Gas, Electricity):- Paid monthly by the tenant unless included in rent.

You can search on Google, attend REI meetings, or explore Facebook groups.People invest a lot of time and energy in generating off-market leads, and connecting with reliable, reputable sources who supply quality deals can be a game changer.

if the electrical needs to be updated, that is OK as long as that is factored into the numbers, and as long as you have someone competent to do it.  

After 8 years as a director in the kitchen and bath retail space, I'm bringing my positive energy and relationship building to a wholesaling firm covering Los Angeles and San Diego counties (we specialize in single family homes priced between $400-$1.7M).

But larger repair items such as appliances and mechanical, plumbing, electrical, roof windows doors etc should still fall under the landlord's responsibility.