We routinely turn those jobs down at HandyANDY and ask the client to consider a different product.  

However, I am able to routinely get around typical asset protection plans such as Trusts and LLCs.

I routinely check each house I buy at inspection.

If you add up the true cost - purchase price; 30 years of insurance, taxes, and routine maintenance; major improvements; etc. - and compare it to the true value - what you could sell it for less the exorbitant costs of actually selling it - it is, at best, a crummy savings account.

As long as the owner routinely cleans their litter, cage, and hammocks(they sleep in them) the smell should not be that noticeable or pungent. 

I guess fixing minor stuff makes them be less routinely annoying, and if it gets to be too much, not renewing.

It's routine to order a new BPO simply when the existing one "in the file" nears 90 days old.Susan W.

Without more investigation, nobody is going to be able to tell you if this is a symptom of a serious problem, or if it's routine settling that is presenting a purely cosmetic issue.While you can take the safe approach and run away (like some others are suggesting), keep in mind that by doing so, you're giving other investors (like me :) an opportunity to swoop in and grab a great deal because we're willing to spend a couple hundred bucks on an engineer and then potentially negotiate the price down far below market value, even if the underlying issue isn't severe.If spending a little time and money is something you're willing to do in order to potentially get a great deal, then I'd recommend finding a good structural engineer and having him visit the property and make an assessment.

A local PE that does this type of work regularly, probably has the analysis routines set up in spreadsheets or other software, templates set up in CAD and word processor, and knows what local inspections department will require.

The lease is fairly general, it simply states that they should not do anything other than routine maintenance like light bulbs, furnace filter, etc.