An experienced realtor can forsee and prevent problems too.  

While winterizing your home can help prevent some of these cold weather hazards, the right home insurance policy can protect your home year-round. 

The building as a whole needs work also so I'm just trying to figure out if there are any restrictions that'll prevent me from doing rehabs on those vacant units while the other ones are still occupied.

Unfortunately I have only been at my current w2 job for 1 year and I’m hoping this won’t prevent me from securing a loan in the next several months.

What is the difference for this scenario with a person offering to help prevent foreclosures or ask to purchase a home that is listed? 

Can I prevent the banks from going through foreclosure.The property does have equity in it (based on loan origination date of 2009 for a value lower than the current market value).

Otherwise, it isn't too exciting to buy a negative cash flowing property because it prevents you from scaling today.

I was wondering if there is anything that might prevent me from exchanging it for a rental property like a duplex or a triplex?

Seller has a mortgage that will prevent him from selling at a 6% cap.

Absolutely not and hence the hotel association is right to be concerned and demand that the government take preventative action.