Even I could see that lines weren't straight, dry wall was not done correctly and the electrical didn't look right.When we questioned the Gc about this he always had a different story - *he had drilled through the PG&E cable at his own house so couldn't be at our house that week as he had to tend to his own house.* he had fallen getting out of a cab and he couldn't walk for the next few days* he had spent all the money we'd already paid him on fixing up his own house and couldn't pay his subs that weekSo many red flags and warning signs along the way.

Instead of banging your head against a wall or fighting the system I would give them what they want.

That was a big bill so I decided to just remodel both bathrooms and get it over with since there is already big holes in the walls.

Check the condition of the roof, siding, windows, pavement, lawn, deck, porch, driveway, garage door.....walls, floors, light fixtures, switches, outlets, furnace, AC, pipes, stairs...

There was tons of trash in the yard, and cigarette smoke on the walls inside.  

I'm guessing the demand is there but personally it seems that the area might become quite "saturated" with units and dense (traffic) if things keep going this way.We've always had solid demand for our SFH, as we find people who don't want someone on the other side of the wall.    

The PVC pipe that is still in the wall does have mold in it similar to the middle picture below.  

I have done this to every crawl I've had to prevent nasty oders, seal the space up, and make it easier if we ever have to do work down there (plumbing, etc).My solution to insulate is to level it out, lay a thick plastic barrier on the ground, tape up all the seams, tape/chalk it to the foundation walls/piers to seal, and then insulate the foundation walls themselves. 

He bought the house for 63000 and is willing to sell it to me for 65000.After he bought it he painted all the walls, installed a fence, and laid 3/8 hardwood throughout almost the entire place.

While finalizing my extensive rehab plan (removing walls for an open concept, expanding a shower in the master bath) my contractor mentions we need to have an architect draw up our plans in CAD and then we need to have an engineer bless the plans in order to get through the City of Houston'a permit process.