Thanks for any advice guys, I appreciate any feedback on a topic that I know has been hashed out numerous times on this site.

There are numerous things I later found besides the roof that are done badly or unfinished, ex: 10 outlets not working, or not grounded, or reversed.I have an offer on the house to close in 28 days, and am looking for quick solution, and or long term action, as trying to mediate the situation with him face to face seems to be costing me and getting me nowhere.

I've spend the better part of this year reading numerous real estate investing books and listening to 200+ BP podcasts.

It's not equivalent- It's also the tax code and numerous cases supporting it....you don't really get to just "think outside the box". 

He asked me to reach out to some of my investor friends and provide free invites.

@Jay Gousman @Shaye Mann You both have numerous investment options/strategies in the Phoenix metro market, so many in fact that it can be overwhelming for new investors to narrow down what they want to do.

Most streets are laid out on a grid, and all the major ones running North/South are alphabetical one way and the East/West are numerical.  

I posted numerous times about how everyone and their mothers are in the game with the rising market, I got to auctions and there is like 100-200 people in Bergen County just driving prices to crazy levels... if it's not the prices being driven up, the bank wants something totally ridiculous. 

If you are passionate you can make time and there are numerous ways to obtain financing using OPM (other people's money) so that should never discourage you.

If enough LL's do this, and enough T's get screwed, you invite regulation into your market.