Now that the carpets have been replaced, was anything done to the sprinklers to prevent it from happening again? 

Refinancing and paying off that FHA loan as well as pulling all my cash back out from the rehab and hopefully more, does this work this way or is there some rules or regulations on this specific kind of thing that would prevent me from doing this?

In other states, you can continue even after accepting part of the money owed.Once a tenant deposited directly to our account after we had password protected depositing to prevent it. 

This prevents me from wasting my time on projects that have numbers that barely work if everything goes perfectly.It's all about the numbers.

I hope you take action.Look, I appreciate your perspective, but some of what you are suggesting is difficult because, well, it is a 1970's house, an extremely well maintained 70's house, but nonetheless....Bathrooms are really too small to get any perspective in, a picture would get a corner and not really impart any information, the reason my husband showed the one bathroom is because it is ensuite to the master, and the tub IS a perfectly preserved (and I mean perfectly literally, not a scratch or water stain) 1970's style one piece thing.

This prevented that particular market from moving for the last few years. 

The ever present question of "is the market good right now" may always haunt you, and prevent you from entering the market ever at all.

He gave me advise on preventative maintenance, a couple of tips he had learned along the way, and gave me his cell phone number and said to give him a call if I ever had a question or needed advise on a rental matter.   

If I were to purchase this boarded up row house, what are some steps i can take to prevent vandalism and theft (ie copper)? 

@Susan O.It could be done, but the transfer in the father's share of ownership would be considered a gift and he would have to pay taxes on the gift.Also, non-married people buying a property together like a father/daughter would lose the capital gains exemption.This is to prevent people from adding their children to dodge estate taxes.