Haven't done night drives but . . . looks like that deal has gone down in flames anyway.  

I feel for you... although I must admit there have been inhabitable homes we got @ tax lien auctions we wished went up in flames only so we could rebuild them.But your damages are far worse & are going to be a lot more time consuming than anything we have ever seen.

I've also seen a phenomenon where people who make a bunch of money in some unrelated biz get the wild idea that it would be cool and fun to open a restaurant/bar and make a bunch of money while having a blast. 99.9% of the time, they seem to end up going down in flames!

Yet if the fire has made it to where the apartment / building is totally inflamed there should only be professional firefighters involved.

Or, if you want to get really creative, start putting together an investor pool in anticipation this thing goes down in flames - maybe there is potential to offer all the current owners cash for their units and convert this thing into an apartment building.  

Add percentages for trash,  utility and landscape and the deal goes down in flames.  

.” - Abraham Maslow Also inflamed by the Fed's panic move at the beginning of COVID to drop rates to zero instead of taking a wait-and-see approach.

As long as the top ranking schools and hospitals around my area don't suddenly go up in flames, I think I will be good :)

You want a clear title report, you want hazard insurance that adequately covers the property in the event is goes up in flames one day after renovations are complete, and you want your lien recorded ASAP after the closing. 

His car was completely burned, and exploded in flames.