Try to come up with a fair way you both win in most situations and prevents one of you from hijacking it.

One additional question I have is of this scenerio with the taxes will also prevent us from purchasing a new home at our next duty station.

I have been quoted about $13,000 for 2 new 2 ton Trane systems , new duct work with 6 drops in one unit, and UV lights to line the ducts for mold prevention. 

If I do this, I will get a cage installed around the machines to prevent vandalism and theft.Do you all think this is a good idea?

Is there anything that would prevent us from being able to refinance out of the VA loan into a conventional if the appraisal supports our projected valuation of 20-25% more than what we purchased it for?

I believe the seller is looking into bankruptcy, would a bankruptcy help to prevent the foreclosure proceedings?

I'm just throwing this idea out there in case nobody else jumps in with a solution about preventing the low temps...Does your power company or gov't have a grant for duct insulating?

The entire Mortgage Banker's Association (our version of the National Association of Realtors) will likely rally to the defense of the lender in order to prevent a precedent from being set.

I feel like I would be doing the city a favor and saving them some money by taking this eye sore off their hands and preventing them from having to spend any money on the property that they will never see. 

And how to prevent that.