@Luckson DamboWelcome to BP!

I spoke to her and they were going to do a light remodel (barely lipstick on a pig) and start renting the place. 

Best thing to do is start by reading The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

You are free to build whatever you want, sell the house once is finished, and the lien-holder (original seller) is paid off through title when the new house sel The seller is wanting us to build him a new primary residence.

(Find them on FB)Kenosha/Racine used to have a really good investor group but I haven't seen them post about meetups for close to a year now. 

@Jenna Kelley I just commented on another post about this as well, but if you are having foundational issues, do not call a contractor I would highly recommend calling a structural engineer as they are going to tell you exactly what needs to be done.

Yes BofA is all over the country but if you go to your local branch it's pretty likely that loan officer and/or office wouldn't be licensed to operate in another state. 

Go ahead and look me up.

Hopefully you never actually have to make a claim. 

Then go hunting.