With most of the stock being older properties built ~1900 - if the property was not kept up with you'll run into a number of old things such as....knob and tube, lead paint, asbestos wrapped piping.

Wonder if anyone would have any idea of cost to change out and update Knob-and-tube wiring in Easton, PA.

Have the electrical panels been updated or does it have the original knob and tube wiring?

There is a retaining wall that inspector says is going to fall in the next 10-20 years and is held up by long metal tubes that looks like its rusted.

We won't be able to put that toothpaste back in the tube.

More often than not, the electrical will be updated with romex where it can be reached, but there will be knob and tube buried in the walls somewhere.

We're fixing roof leaks, broken doors and windows, leaky plumbing, knob and tube wiring, non-functional bathrooms, landscaping - the whole nine yards here, over time.

Collapsed lines and radon gases highlight some of the more significant problems.Knob and Tube WiringI’ve heard several electricians state that “theoretically” knob and tube wiring doesn’t pose any fire risk.

As far as the property itself, knob & tube wiring is getting harder to insure. 

To rise above the crowd and get the higher incomes you need something moreKen, I have only bought properties on rivers/creeks where kids can swim, fish, and tube.