:@Steven Wilson good to know...partnering with someone experienced is something I am very interested in Or you could tackle it with cash if you got it! 

Anyways, whats best way to tackle this issue.

I'd partner with someone with the capital to tackle all of them.

It took 7 full months but I finally came across a deal that I could tackle, or thought I could at least, ha.

Can someone provide some thoughts on how to best tackle this situation?

I was excited to tackle the projects and breath fresh life into this house!

I guess it was this newfound investor's mindset triggering me forward...I definitely have a few years to calculate my father's decision (and mine), and in the meantime I look forward to tackling the current task at hand.

My advice is to take charge of this matter and find out directly from the City plus you have this on record and if and when you do buy you can tackle the issue head-on! 

You don't have to share here, but be very clear and detailed writing down what your small updates are for the bathrooms and what are the odds and end.Make a checklist, then start tackling the work and don't worry about efficiency right now, or if subbing out make that checklist and start getting at least 2-3 quotes for each task

Most likely your goal is to tackle that extra weight, run that extra mile, and/or buy another property.