thanks for the good info. the address of the building is 816 E 90TH PL. something was telling me that my trip to the building department would be unsuccessful ..thanks for confirming my theory. yes the violations require many permits for sure. no the building does not have a red X on it. i believe red X should warn the firefighters about structural damage, previous fire damage etc. what's the process in that case ?

Additionally e-signing docs will be the best path, no one hand signs all those contracts anymore.Ultimately unless you find that magical buyer who doesn't want to use an agent and trusts you to provide everything needed for a smooth close you will be paying a commission to someone.

However, if we file Sch E, we'd owe $7k.

With that said, a good PM is worth their weight in gold.

Quote from @Scott E.: What are you trying to accomplish?

Cash offer do carry weight as they can close quicker, don't need appraisals etc, but as an agent that works with buyer and sellers, I've seen it many times where a seller will pick a different offer due to some connection to the buyer (ex military, young married couple just starting etc) They want to know its NOT going to an investor specifically. 

I'll just re-emphasize that your planned improvements will add a lot of weight to the structure.

Every penny was worth it, especially the half I directly paid.Great Agents are worth their weight.

Andy, Nice to e-meet you.

, you can fall down any steps Dryer duct , 30 dollars Windows missing counter weights .