Which sounds great, but can be a real nightmare when the city does a half arse job of doing it, cutting irregularly, getting rid of any flowers or plants you might have put in, not allowing bike racks in front of business.

When you are wealthy, tear it off and hang drywall, tape and texture.4) Replace the appliances with fresh ones from Craig's List.5) Don't forget to tune up the curb appeal as well.

Inside you would have walls racking and sheetrock would be damaged and when that happens the best may be to redo all the texture and then repaint.

I planted the seed of a "subject to" to give him something to consider. 

Our home for the last ten years in Grove City is on the market and we are relocating to the Sarasota area to be closer to my parents, the beach and to have more opportunities in real estate.I am a union carpenter that only works at nuclear plants around the country during outages at this time.

We have owned and operated small businesses and we planted a church in Seattle Washington so we know how to work.

Depending on the overall style of the house, painted paneling can add a nice texture and give character to an otherwise neutral house.

I'd have a house on the cleared part of the land but the rest would be left to nature, though I might plant a few interesting trees.

You could also create a larger planter in the front yard by eliminating a lot of the grass (maintenance), edging the new space with pavers that match your trim and planting some low maint. low water use species that would add color to the place.

There is no way to verify borrower's issues where you are.There may be other restrictions given the current circumstances, I'm not familiar with the economic constraints between the US and Russia.You might do better partnering with someone here that has feet planted here. :)