Also, i'm not sold that the cement would be easy to break up and worried that breaking it up would also harm the toilet/faucet piping beneath it.My question to you is:1.

This would actually increase the cash flow you're looking for but harm some of the other metrics we look at to determine the viability of a deal.Cap ex and repairs may still be a combined 5%-15% too low and you also have to take into account lawn and snow expenses you'll have to address throughout the year, unless you put this back on the tenant, which can be dangerous from a liability standpoint but it certainly isn't uncommon.The biggest thing that kills this deal however is that there is no management expense factored in as you did in your last. 

You tying up the property does no harm to you.

My wife and I are relatively new to the investing game. We have no debt except the 2 houses we own ($240,000 total mortgage debt). One property cashflows $550 / mo and the other is our primary residence / airbnb and...

I've responded in a previous post you made that you can potentially make money in a preforeclosure with no equity in a short sale, where your in-depth experience in short sales would benefit you and the borrower but, based on your posts, if you tried that, it appears you would do more harm than good for all parties involved, and possibly subject yourself to some litigation.

Northeast corner of roof has corner cap missing and is believed to be the entry point for wildlife to get in. 3.

You never took the property off the listing, so no possibility you missed another opportunity to lease the property.How do you prove you were harmed?

If you know she is fine on her own and all parties agree that wife will pay his portion of the deposit and everyone agrees in writing that he can be released from the lease and get half the deposit back...No harm no foul.

No harm in asking.

You also have the option of filing suit (many arguments could be made as to this change harming you) and seeing if the Board is willing to spend the money to fight it in court.