If it is not and natural gas is not available then your best option is to instal a heat pump.

I looked up the zoning but what is a "builder lot"  Is the infrastructure already installed?

The plan is to install a 2nd bathroom upstairs, permit the entire addition, cosmetically upgrade the entire house**, and come out on the other side with a brand new 1,191sf 2/2 in a great neighborhood.

The city is now in the middle of the process of installing meters everywhere; with the original estimated completion date of 2025 moved up to 2020 due to the drought.

We planned to install a security system into the units we buy in Pueblo in our cash flow analysis.I typed a letter for the seller asking for verification of rent and information about the utilities of each unit before I will submit an offer.

A quicker, cheaper repair like installing an adhesive surround over the existing tile that would prevent the problem from getting worse until the unit is vacant.   

The house next door just got sold for 265 (asking 279K) same issues with drainage but the owners were very diligent in combating the problem and installing french drains around the entire house.

The highlights will be installing an island with a long counter top to create a bar. 

Buy on an installment sales contract.See a good RE attorney.

The problem I have with this deal is he's not a real motivated seller, is a soft touch running out for 50% of value, not a good businessmanWhat I would do is to sell him on an installment sale at about 50% of market rend payment, divide 750 into the sales price