This data will have uniformed/new people buying terrible properties which could literally destroy them financially. 

might be somewhat basic but when we inherit a building we take it as a chance to literally go visit and speak to eat tenant. 

Then literally hundreds of these of come across my desk seeking financing - and typically the pro forma looks great while the actual historical financials show almost no more profit than Simple long term rentals after paying management fees, higher interest rates necessary for these type properties, increased repairs and maintenance, and faster depreciation.There’s also a personal reason I don’t invest in these properties ( I DO finance them).  

You'll lose to inflation investing here over time if you are one of the very few that consistently cash flow. 2 - the place will be far from turnkey and will require thousands to get Section 8 ready.  

There are literally hundreds of ways to invest in real estate and LTRs are one of the best ways to build long term wealth.

That is literally making money investing nothing and doing nothing.

My lawyer is hoping to argue that against them but it seems like the most likely route is settlement, which means I'm paying thousands of dollars for nothing.

Any thoughts on HOW TO - be able to EASILY get these escrow impound funds (which are thousands of $$) disbursed to us ???

No reason to spend thousands.

Literally sealing and flashing the nooks and crannies Also if you have any stucco, replace it with Hardie board.