The heat could be put on Home Depot and perhaps you'll be able to return the dishwasher despite Home Depot claiming you breached the two day delivery return date. 

Currently, it is just an open space that I plan to heat, cool, floor, drywall, insolate, and insert piping to make it a 1 bed 1 bath studio.

Currently it is a steam boiler system that heats the entire building.

For an apartment building I bought I wanted to put in heat and air for each apartment rather than every 2 units share one HVAC unit (and I get the electric bill). 

I see it all the time where people will advertise an apartment for rent with heat and hot water included in price, but not mentioned in the description of the listing.

The seller claims that the heating and water was working fine when the tenants were evicted.

@Isaac PassmoreYeah, I'm pretty sure insurance wise, once you add that magical heating appliance (stove) into the mix in a second kitchen then it becomes a higher risk as well. 

(fleurimont, which is the eastern part of sherbrooke). right now i'm paying 875$/month (nothing included) for a large 4 1/2 (new building) on thibault st. which is further from downtown but the property is much nicer. before that i was paying 675$ (heating, electricity included) for a 4 1/2 on rue Grand Monts. so to summarize yes the market is good for rentals and more people are starting to notice. triplex, quad, and 5-plex are especially attractive if you can get the right deal. there's a large ($100 million) project currently underway to transform wellington street's downtown core (link below). something to keep in mind, if you plan on buying near that area (can probably expect some good appreciation as the project progresses).https://www.sherbrookerecord.com/well-sud-project-gets-the-go-ahead/feel free to message me if you have any more questions about sherbrooke, i'm currently closing on a duplex (in sherbrooke) that i'll be living in next year, i'm actually just getting started in the real estate market here but i grew up in the area so i know it quite well.  

I also suggest you turn up the heat on that 20 hours per week. 20 hours a week, frankly, probably isn't enough based on where you're starting.

Dugger Heating and Cooling came through in the clutch to hook up the new furnaces.