The tenants are responsible for the electric bill.   

@Bill Couture this really interested me!

I get what you're saying @Bill Exeter. 

They billed me for three different small repairs each well under $100 then said that the property wasn’t in good enough shape for them to represent.... but they placed tenants and the condition is pretty good.

@Bill F., yes!

@Bill S.

For example, if the accessed value is $400K (a real possibility if it has been owed since the 1970s), the prop taxes will be less than $5K/year (prop tax is safe to assume no more than 1.25% of accessed value (there may be somewhere in the state that is higher than this but this is safe percent to use)).So you may want to determine the property tax due before worrying too much on if they have to be paid prior to assets being dispersed as there will be numerous other bills that will need to be paid prior to the assets being dispersed (utilities, gardeners, etc.).Good luck

But my wife will be a first time homeowner, can she apply for a 203k, keep all bills in her name, just have her niece pay for us back or whatever.

Thanks,Bill

The total due is about $3,000 including repairs, rent and unpaid bills.