That one provider that does cover a home with electrical wall heaters, they refused to offer coverage because the home is too old. 

If its a single with a stable tenant, I would recommend trying it yourself with some caveats. 1) Use cozy.co to make everything electronic. 2) have a list of contractors or an emergency number for the tenant to call in case of an electrical/plumbing/HVAC emergency.

There are 8 units, 2 are commercial, there is a parking lot, snow removal, common area electric, etc, so it only makes sense to run some sort of  account for these necessities that a building of that size will need. 

I am not sure why this was given to me, I guess they currently have the owner pay for water and sewer... definitely going to change that)Gas + electric: 780 year (also going to potentially charge the tenants for this)On top of that obviously property management, insurance, income tax.100% rented and apparently in good condition.

The deals on shell cabins are great but my due diligence is showing there'd be a lot of costs associated with doing (either) solar/public electric; well/public water; septic; etc. 

I have a dedicated server that I donate CPU time to them, but if I donated the cost of electricity per month in cash I would be able to deduct it.

Electrical and plumbing was professionally inspected and repaired where needed. 

I start with demo, foundation and plumbing, then roof and electrical work if needed, paint, kitchen, bathrooms, floors, baseboards, light fixtures, etc.

Another example is electrical, a few year back you could get new construction at about 50 dollars an opening now its 100-150.

Texas isn't a low tax state but a state without a personal income tax.Our last house in Texas was in the Hill country and here's 2007's numbers against our Colorado house for 2017.Texas:2200 sq foot, sold in early 2008 for $230,000Property tax: $6,000Homeowner's insurance: $1600 (3% deductible)Electric bill: $290.00 month.Car insurance: $1500/yearColorado house, bought November 2007$308,000, 2800 sq footHomeowner's insurance: $950 with $1,000 deductibleCar insurance: $1,100/ yearProperty tax: $1,500/ yearElectric bill: I'd have to look for the breakdown but our city utility bill averages $90.00/month and includes, electric, water, sewer, trash and recycling, streetlights and mosquito abatement.There are two bills that are higher.