Almost certainly not, $1 houses in Baltimore at this point (there were some good deals decades ago) are often ones requiring significant work just to be weather

Almost certainly not, $1 houses in Baltimore at this point (there were some good deals decades ago) are often ones requiring significant work just to be weather-tight, structurally sound, etc. And of course it becomes clear that no one is there and they are full of valuable hardware some problems may result, as the other commenter points out. Lastly, our electricity rates are almost certainly not cost-effective for this purpose.