Same as practicing medicine is required.

Even if we were to agree to pay her balances on the taxes and HOA fees and take over mortgage payments, without equity there is no room for profit for anyone.

Run that till you put her in a position that she can sell it to you at her balance or just act as an agent and try to pull a listing from it.    

Going forward, I plan to put linoleum in the bottoms of all cabinets and contact paper on all shelves/medicine cabinets.

Cabinet Pulls/knobs Countertops Sink faucet Toilet Bathtub Showerhead/tub spout/valves Bath shower/tile Mirror and or medicine cabinet Other Bathroom fixtures i.

My culture has a saying that laughing is the best medicine for your health.

I think pretty much any demo work involving walls and ceilings are going to disturb the paint.For example if you cut a hole 36" tall by 24" wide on old sheetrock to install a recessed medicine cabinet that is 6ft*2, is that how they calculate it?

I have worked on a ranch and medicinal herb farm for several years and now I am interested in real estate.

There are a lot of people in medicine who invest in real estate.

did not read all the replies, but if you were close in the area, i'd say "you backed out too soon". since you are far away and the seller/BP member clearly knew that, you are correct to feel uneasy. note to the seller/BP member - dont advertise as "turn key" if stuff still needs to be done to the house. turn key in most peoples minds means "i unlock the door and put my toothbrush in the medicine cabinet.