Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Considering it's a house you're probably OK, but it's worth checking into what you will be paying for electric. Will you deal directly with the power company and pay government rates, or do you pay to the owner at a rate he sets? You want the gov rate.

Check on this. One of the ways home / condo owners get extra money is to double and sometimes triple the utilities costs. Lots of sneaky cheats like this.