Here is some negotiating power i have,  He's offered up another one of his house that doesn't have a for sale sign yet and said he'd give us a deal.  400 for both, similar house, but LOTS more work.  

I learned the power of real estate to build wealth.

Your current buying power might be low but that’s okay.

Great off market find of a set of turkey properties from a previous investor looking to liquidate and focus on Florida.

we are all on separate power meters but the rest is all combined to include a dumpster. 

Hello Keaton,  here are some past posts on ADU's and utilities.On creating a Tiny House Park: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/440588-tiny-house-park-idea-on-large-parcel-of-landOn billing separately for water:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/61/topics/715598-billing-a-unit-for-waterOn billing separately for electric: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/422840-split-level-house-with-one-meter-best-way-to-split-utilitiesOn the possiblity of using solar power: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/61/topics/716731-using-rooftop-solar-panel-systems-to-increase-cash-flow

As I’ve been doing this research, I really began thinking about the power investors have to make widespread change in how efficient a house is.

With interest rates going even lower, the purchasing power goes up along with property values.

A landlord meter that has power in the basement/boiler room on it and some outdoor lighting.4.

Other reasons is local traffic, inadequate power grid, inadequate water and sewer capacity.3.