Sagging/Bowing Balcony rehab question

[Arianne L.]

I was wondering if anyone on BP can help me with rehab estimates for a property I am running numbers on. I have forwarded the pictures to a general contractor and I'm waiting for a reply but I thought I might get some good feedback from BP members who have worked on something similar.

Pictures 1 and 2 are taken from the back, looking up at the balcony. We don't have a picture from above, but the balcony sinks into the middle portion. 

Pictures 3 and 4 seem to be a separate problem. Picture 3 is taken from the front of the townhouse. Picture 4 zooms in at the loose ceiling panel. 

Thank you for your input!

[Kevin Martin]

@Arianne L.

Without getting too deep into it, you might just need to beef up that porch beam that appers to be deflecting but you dont really know for sure unless you uncover the framing and see how it was constructed.  Also, just because this townhouse appears to have issues doesnt mean the others will too. The contractor might of cut some corners on this townhouse and the inspector missed it; anything could of happened really. 

Good call on having a structural engineer take a look; once he does have a look he might be able to give you a ballpark price on a fix so you can decide to move forward or not. 

Good Luck!