moving out of the cold to warmer weather!  

To me that's just not acceptable.In the case of that one offer letter I went to see a property and it was badly damaged by water and had lots of mold.

No public water or sewer is available yet on that side.

I'm guessing $250-300 per month for electric and $75 per month for water/sewer, based on public information and experience.  

Unless you can actually buy, as in a cash sale or know darn good and well you can get cold cash, you should avoid anyone who has received notice of foreclosure as that is when new federal laws kick in as to "helping" owners or interfering with banking operations.

There are also 3 garages beneath the units that could be rented out as well to get additional income.His monthly bills are (mortgage, insurance, water and interest) are $2590,-He is paying for all utilities which i think should be decided amongst the tenants. 

New water heaters..Plumbing is OK, brass water piping needs replacement.So what I originally thought would make a great deal, has turned somewhat OK to maybe bad.  

Look if you are living in America with running water and electricty much less heat, hot water and a refrig/tv you are living better than royalty a couple hundred years ago. 

I like to think of each marketing technique as a line in the water, and constantly be looking for ways to get more lines in the water because it all adds up.  

SFR with Metro Water Services are $20-40 per month (bigger houses than this I realize), but I would think it might be more for 14 units than what is shown there.