Have You Renovated a Fire Damage Home - What am I'm overlooking?

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I'm considering buying a fire-damaged home and fixing it for a Buy and Hold property. 3-bed room 1 bath.

What are your thoughts on the below? What am I'm overlooking?  What can I expect in terms of the fix? 

The exterior is brick and still standing. The realtor mentioned that it was set by some homeless people and maybe contained to a one-room, etc.

To be sure of the damage, I'm going to get a walk-through of the property by a local Fire restoration company and my contractor. I hope they'll provide some insight. 

[Kathy Johnson]

The fire itself may have been contained to one room, but you will need to look at the ductwork and smoke damage in other areas of the house.  Sometimes the fire department will open holes in other areas to make sure there is no fire going into the walls or ceilings so besides the actual damage from the fire, there may be damage from the fire fighting activities.