On the left hand side of the house, can you make a walkway over the back roof and have steps that come down the back and wrap the corner onto the 2nd floor egress? 

Integrity - Hands down is the #1 quality.

You should be in good hands.

@Deborah Wodell- thanks ...I think this depends on  what your future goals / plans are .....if you are needing to raise more capital than you have on hand , then selling is likely a smart  thing to consider .....if you can raise capital needed for the the new purchase - then  keeping the properties make sense 

I have always been interested in real estate investing and want to get into my first deal and get some first-hand experience to relay to clients. 

They are playing poker with a $hit hand and I know it.  

There are only a handful of lenders who do this well, from my experience.The mortgage lates should be remedied with either an LOE or by switching guarantors.  

On the other hand, accidentally finding yourself in the same exact situation often gives you an out. 

Yes, I have first-hand experience with that (technically illegal) prejudice.

I would also try to get my hands on as many OMs to see what assets are trading for.Gino