@Allana Alex I freaked out when I moved into my own vacant and saw roaches parading on my counter top after 10 pm. during the first week. 

We had the inspections and it came back as needing a lot more work than I anticipated, for instance water lines were PVC pipes, not copper because the handyman didn’t want to spend the money on the copper piping.

You can make the apts small, finishes like tile, cabinets and counters are a fraction of the cost and that’s what separates luxury from affordable in my area.

Almost blew up when the gas was turned on due to an uncapped pipe but that is a story for another day.

We will get 10 5 star reviews in a row and then someone will give us 2 stars because they had to store some of their cans from the grocery store on the counter because there wasn't enough room in the cabinets for all their cans (This really happened.

It's a pretty light job, needs new flooring, interior and exterior paint, resurfacing the kitchen cabinets, counter tops, landscaping and a few other minor things, doors, trim, broken toilet, ect. 

If you hire a licensed contractor the City may be open to approving the pending items via over the counter with simple schematic drawings from a well qualified contractor with extensive experience (with the exception of the energy consultant).

I found it myself on Redfin and gave a low ball offer, the bank countered a little higher and we accepted.

He left a bunch  of stuff in the apartment (bed, couch, close, computer), the door unlocked, and the keys on the counter.

@Amit Chand  That tab sticking out on the third picture gets pushed in and the rosette unscrews counter-clockwise.