Also ask, when you submit the plans does the city give a hard time on all the stuff or just a couple things. 

.: Here's a good guide with links to the law: https://www.tenantresourcecenter.org/earnest_moneyIf you charge $25 and the credit screening costs $10, you can keep the $10 as income.

Most old houses it is about 4 ft at the perimeter of the room, maybe less. 

The parents owe roughly $40k on the mortgage. 5.

From there I accepted and negotiated to have the seller cover the cost of replacing the roof.

This seems unlikely in the long run. 

I have went down the path with 3 different banks and they all said the same thing.

Head over to bank rate or and take a look at the mortgage calculators, plug in the numbers and get an idea of what the property needs to generate to satisfy the intended debt.You still have to underwrite the deal for the non-finance expenses as well(typically 40-50% of the gross rents). 

These are pics from the build wealth summit the tickets  were 8 dollars in Vegas. 

I would immediately send a certified letter to get rid of the cats and state the damage that is already done.