It's also cheaper to use gas than electricity so I need to establish gas lines as well. 

I was thinking more along the lines of @Gino Barbaro and Anthony Dooley, as long as I purchase right really what these type of tenants In this area would be searching for is the cheaper rent prices.

I was actually thinking of building, and the company I'm going with makes it cheaper, so in the end, your house is appraised for more than you spent on it.

Foundation went a couple grand over what we anticipated, but windows were a couple grand cheaper.

I think it was like $75 for a year or you can get it for a month and it is cheaper.

Buy cheaper deals until you get your feet wet.

And who is buying a $500k house and doesn't have money for closing costs or movers so they need to 'borrow' it from their agent (who probably lives in a much cheaper home and makes less money than someone buying $500k home - usually a $120k+ income earner for that size purchase with no kids or $150k+ with a family)

And bottom line is....it wont be cheaper for you.

This is really where a seller for example sells cheaper because they know it has a bad foundation and the buyer is not aware of it.Okay, gotta run,have a good one, I have a party to go to!

Franking machines can achieve much cheaper postage costs if you send a high volume of mail out.