Quote from @Marc Winter: When it comes to contractors, or any service for that matter, it pays to remember the following:There are three kinds of service--you can pick any two:GOOD - CHEAP - FAST1. 

I am looking to invest in a property near a beach in Florida so I can air b n b it and vacation there with my family in the winter.  

For example, if you have a contract with the plow guy down the street to shovel your driveway each winter, this is generally personal in nature and will not be binding on the family you sell your home too.

A lot of them don't have proper heat pumps to keep the water hot in cold winter weather.

Quote from @Marc Winter: @Lucas Schlund, where to look? 

Here in Chicago, I've seen some super fancy properties (unlikely rentals lol) with heated tiles, which is great in our cold winters!

Hi @Andrew Galloway        I'm in Orlando as well, in Winter Park.

In my opinion, i dont think the price can get lower than now which means that from here they will slightly start going up, I reckon it might be very slow, but unless you are in a hurry to sell, i think it can be a very good investment with the years; by now, apart from enjoying the great enviroment and food here, you can also rent it, in high season you can get really good money by renting to foreigners (especially English and Nordics) that follow the spanish sun even in winter!

In the summer, we literally pay landscapers hundreds of thousands of dollars and they get the winters off.

Quote from @Marc Winter: Hi @Kevin Kim, your post did not mention if you asked the powers that be (lol) if you could keep the one pole, and simply have them install a separate meter for each building.On multi-family property, we have installed multi-meter boxes with external disconnects as per the electrical code in PA.