@Brandon Hall and I have a difference of opinion on it, but either tactic is sound.Mortgage Insurance - Same as Interest, generally.Inspections, appraisals, engineering reports, surveys, etc - For all uses, included in basisDocumentation Fees, Transfer Fees, HOA Account Transfer Fees - For all uses, included in basis.HOA Dues paid in advance - personal use, not deductible.  

Also, instead of a full lawsuit to force her to sell, can I simply place a lien on her house to simply recover for my costs with the appraisal & attorney feesThxIf the cost of removal of violations required to be removed by the Seller pursuant to the printed provisions of this Contract of Sale shall be in excess of five hundred ($500􀀉 00) doll􀀄􀀅s, the Seller is hereby granted the option to withdraw from this Contract of Sale, in which event the Seller shall refund to the Purchaser the monies paid on execution hereof, together with the net cost of exa􀀊ination of title and any survey actually incurred by the Purchaser, not exceeding rates usually charged by any major title company where no policy is issued and where title shall fail to close; whereupon this Contract of Sale shall become null and void without any further liability on either par􀀁y to the other unless the Purchaser shall agree to take title subject to said violations and assume the performance thereof and receive an abatement in reduction of the purchase price in the sum of five hundred ($500􀀂00) dollars􀀂 The options herein granted shall be exercised by notice in 􀀋riting by certified mail, return receipt requested􀀃

I also have a survey question at the bottom of every page regarding what led them to the site. 

My experience has been :-The first 90 days on the market they will only except full price offers -Price reductions are very minimal and usually under 5%-They will not pay any closing costs or pay for a survey

Last two boundary and topo surveys were just over $2,000 each for 3-5 lots.

There are partner/ownership concerns, liability issues, entity structures, is there a demand for the houses, zoning, surveys, appraisals, VOM, VOE, labor costs, infrastructure, county hearings, ROI, taxes, more taxes and yet more taxes, real estate agents and their fees, delays, Sub contractors, (who don't show) insurance, and on and on and did I say delays and more delays. 

I recommend that you contact the sheriff office and ask for them to bring out their drug dogs to survey the property.

There should be a land registry office with all transactions and surveys on file.

You also need a good environmental consultant to perform the asbestos and lead surveys before work is done on the building. 

A Housing Vacancy Survey found that between 2005 and 2015, the market experienced its largest 10-year increase since 1965 with 9 million households entering the rental market, bringing the total number of renters to 42.6 million.The demand for rental properties is being driven by a number of factors.