Even with the fluctuations of oil and gas we still see steady growth.

Right now the home has one meter for electric/gas, any experience on splitting utilities?

Hello everyone,I am looking to make a career change from oil and gas Inspection into real estate sales / investing.

On the condo projects I have worked on the utilities are separated just like an apartment, i.e. gas and electric to each unit and everything else on a combined meter.Here is a basic rundown of the process. 

: Property Details: SQFT Beds Baths # of Units 18 Acquisition Costs: Contract Price $ 375,000.00 Short Sale Fee Realtor Commission Repair Estimate $ 25,000.00 Total $ 400,000.00 Rent Roll w/ 2 vacant units $ 7,550.00 Closing Costs 2 Months Unoccupied Origination Property Management Fees Origination Points $ - Upfront Cost $ - Lending Numbers: Loan amount $ 400,000.00 Origination Points - (1%) New monthly payment after Refi $ 2,400.00 Monthly worksheet: Rent: $ 7,550.00 Management: 12% $ 906.00 Taxes (Yearly/12) $ 360.92 Insurance: $ 350.00 Maintenance $ 377.50 Capital Expenditures $ 377.50 Vacancy - (rent/12) Garbage - 0 HOA - (Yearly/12) $ 316.67 Electric -0 Water/Sewage $ 400.00 Gas - 0 Lawn $ 200.00 Profit: + $ 1,861.42 

How about either a piece of stainless steel sheet, or a piece of that plastic wall paneling stuff that gets used in gas station bathrooms?

The inspector couldn't determine the age of the two gas furnaces.My question as a buyer is knowing that these appliances are in theory going to "burn out" within a few years (maybe months), how should I approach the situation? 

In my area, National Grid is the utility provider, and if you have gas service, they must be provided access to the inside of the unit to test all appliances if gas service has been shut off.  

gas here is $4.99, milk$6.99, a gal of water is $5.99 in the store. 

Sure, there are options out there like wholesaling that don't take much money but mailers aren't free, gas when driving for dollars isn't free, etc.