If the damage is that bad, they should be replacing the dry wall in the ceiling; if it is a small stain it is an easy cover up with primer/spray paint and repainting it. 

. - From a big picture standpoint I'm also wondering if the EPA is going to be more and more malicious in how they go after older home's with "lead paint" and inefficiencies and what that will do to long term value and cost of ownership.

Sounds like he's trying to rip you off. 

A better plan would be buy it for 500k, fix the kitchen/baths and paint the exterior/interior and then try the refi about 8 months later.

Neither of these estimates include replacing the drywall and tile that will need to be ripped out to get in the walls. 

Exterior/Interior Paint, fixtures, etc.These buildings were constructed in the 1960s with steel pipes and much of the plumbing has been replaced as needed including new supply lines in the ground and new sewer pipes under the slabs.Ongoing maintenance costs have been pretty consistently high on this project, but the rise in rent over the holding time has been a saving grace.

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I thought my drywall guy understood I wanted him to touch up a few areas I marked with blue tape after the home had been painted but he decided to reskim nearly the whole home a day before we were going to list it..

I thought my drywall guy understood I wanted him to touch up a few areas I marked with blue tape after the home had been painted but he decided to reskim nearly the whole home a day before we were going to list it..

with my commercial banks fico was not the driving factor it was experience collateral protection IE equity and Character with gov mit backed loans they could give a rip about character  its all about fico and DTI.