I have been looking at a property that is only a few yards away from power lines.  I know some people stay away from them because they are an eye sore.  Has anyone not bought because of potential health risks?  The un...

Are the utilities (water, electric, gas) all separately metered for every unit?

Makes for nice task lighting area by area, requiring no electrical.

pests like mice, rats, roaches bed bugs and so forth that are the result of tenant living habits are different. 

It has its own gas, AC and electric utilities. - The rest of the house is a 2 family 3 bed 2 bath for each floor- B-/B neighborhood Numbers: here is the report that I ran through BP rental calculator.

I think if given a Vanilla Box with paint ready walls, electrical panels and outlets, sealed concrete floors, finished ceiling with lighting, HVAC, sprinklers (may not be needed), and bathroom, I could do everything else myself with quite a bit of reserve capital.

They will want to know:- locations (need that to determine fire protection)- Age, Sq Footage, current limits- claims history- dates systems (Electric, Plumbing, Roof, Heat)- any burglar or fire alarmsthey may need- do the tenants have pets- are there in ground tanks- who the current coverage is with and when it renews- tax id for the owner (FEIN for corp/LLC or SS # for individual)With that info, it may be a quick answer as to whether or not your current carrier is competitive or they  may need to rate it up.

I have the real estate bug bad now.

Update electrical outlets to bring up to modern standards.

But here's a rough idea of the basic steps involved and what it cost when I did it:STEPS:~ Drain the pool~ Remove pool equipment & cap off water lines~ Remove/cap off any unused electrical~ Knock down the edges around the pool and make holes in the bottom of the pool for drainage ~ Fill pool with "clean fill" material (i.e. soil, gravel, rock, sand, etc)~ Tamp the fill material as you put it in to compact it and reduce the chance of it settling over time once it's all fullCOSTS: (we did the labor ourselves so this is just for the material)~ $450 to buy a jackhammer to knock down the edges around the pool and also to make the holes in the bottom (we could have rented a jackhammer for cheaper but this way we own one and can use it on future jobs)~ $1600 for the fill dirt (it was a lot of dirt!)