If there's a language barrier and hearing barrier, plus the "old and I don't give a damn" barrier, a social worker or family member in the home are usually the only people that can resolve such issues without an excess of emotion.

The honest thing would be to move utilities immediately but the seller refused us a walk through (he just said I can walk out of the deal if I want but he has no time for a walkthrough) and I figure why - excessive humidity in the basement which he cleaned up quite well at the original showings.

Hello, Im working on a ranch with my next door neighbor, who is an expert in Real Estate Investing, and when we got to the property there was a lot of "junk" and excess wood, etc.

You don't want to over do it and can't recoup the excess money spent.We are proud of your achievements and it's good to get BP's view from a different vantage point.Good luck.

I'm London based and right now we're in the middle of a massive housing bubble - very basic 2 bedroom flats can be found in excess of £200,000.

So you need a $2M Excess/Umbrella policy. 

Also perhaps consider increasing the rent slightly to cover for any contingencies and agree to return the excess upon compliance with lease and vacant possession as long as it is all state compliant. 

These are all mass repetitive "Contained" environments.Now the next great investment will be Auto over the road trucks, Nano Cancer treatments, Nano crop pesticide reduction, Solar electric surface paint generation, Water pumping technology from the Mississippi River to California/Arizona (reverse Dam management(actually don't recommend this, will cause excess salination of the Gulf)), Certified Individualized Student learning platforms, etc. 

The condo claims they were excessively beyond normal wear and tear.

Any excess would go into buying another home, and with the VA loan we don't have to worry about a down payment.