The property owner did not leave the property as required at closing.

Your main concern should be whether these bedrooms and bathrooms on the lower level are legal and have the proper egress require for fire code and livability.

If you get enough experience doing exactly what you did with your first property there are lenders that would no require your purchase to "season".

These types of investments require minimal management and also provide significant opportunities for cost segregation.Ohio is a strong market for purchasing single-family homes (SFH).

To him the capital required and overall market risk of real estate is too much.  

So feel free to DM me if you think I could help.The other reason for me to reply to you is to debunk some untruths that are being circulated about international investing, as it could help all readers who bump into this thread.It's not true that many European countries require you to be a citizen or a permanent resident to invest in real estate there and certainly not in the countries that you mentioned.

Requires some pre-planning if the ceiling height exists. 

Simplified Approval Process - SB 9 requires ministerial approval for eligible projects, meaning they bypass discretionary reviews that often involve lengthy public hearings and bureaucratic red tape.

We used to provide washer and dryer, but tenants washed greasy, oily work clothes leaving the washer unusable until cleaned, or clogged the pump requiring disassembly to remove obstruction.  

Construction cost was $240k and the bank only required 10% down.