In the second state, the municipality by law had no authority to change anything and the one meeting with them was advisory only. 

Lumber is still running at $500 per thousand board feet versus $250 prior to Covid.  

Thank you for responding to my post. we did take documentation to appraisal board of all that you mentioned.

You can also see if the PM is registered with a board and call them to ask how you should approach the problem.

The credit ended up being more than the repairs on both of those items put together - the water heater just needed a new board and gas valve, and the HVAC furnace needed replacement but the AC unit was just fine. 

We My first advice is contact a board certified real estate attorney to review your specific situation. 

This is typical in our industry and why a lot of owners come on board with us.ALL of my owners have my direct cell and know they can call me any time.

The May 2024 market report from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) shows that the median home price in the City of Austin rose 11.6% to $608,438 over the past 12 months.

If you can't do MTR I guess I'd sell too.Unless you can get on the Board of the HOA, or appeal to them, or.....?

Also wanted to buy this property as it was a board up directly across from my first investment property so by improving it I helped the neighborhood values and keeping the area up.