Heat loss to air and adjacent concrete and snow/ice has to be exceeded by heat added by electricity.

Unfortunately, I was too busy with college to make a good Realtor, but the license is still on ice and I learned a lot from the experience.My end goal: I would like to build up a successful flipping business, part time at first, with the hope of going into it full time.

Nothing fancy, but something that breaks the ice.

However, there are many markets where you can get R/V ratios of 1.0% along with good cash-flow and appreciation potential (icing on the cake)."

Dry ice the line where it enters the house, replace the valve, let the city take all year for their end

@Brian Gibbons ...I thought Dougie was buried in an ice cap in Canada!!!

I'll stick to watching ice hockey!

You are just buying the assets of the business and not the liabilities.Having said that Cold Stone is  a seasonal product of ice cream.

Choosing a location is based on many factors (for me): proximity to where I live, my confidence in the cashflow, quality of the property (I stay away from fixer-uppers b/c those can suck up your time), and -- so long as I am confident that it will cashflow -- appreciation potential is a nice "icing on the cake". 

A lot depends on carrying costs; in my area very few prospects venture out when there is snow or ice on the ground.