Unfortunately, his health is deteriorating, and he can't complete the house.

Property seems generally stable but owner lost his manager last year and he has health problems.Owner wants to carry paper but needs $100K down to cash out a $72K non assumable loan and $23K in back taxes (4 years). 

Often times tenants have divorce, car accidents, loss of employment and health issues.One of the things landlords have to be careful about is tenants want to make their problems the landlords problem.First your want to let her know that you are truly sorry that she is having medical problems.If you are wanting to waive some of the rent is totally up to you, but you do need to remind her that she still has financial obligations and needs to see what arrangements she could do to have the rent paid right away.If you have any emergency contacts for her on file youu may want to check with them and see if they are able to help her.I would also recommend that you get a real estate attorney that is familiar with evictions and consult with the attorney.

This isn't really something you can ask too directly, you don't want to seem like you're setting him up to be discriminated against, but if you're observant, you'll notice pretty quickly if he uses home health services, has a social worker, etc.

Saw this today:

http://www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/2014-report-economic-well-being-us-households-201505.pdf

Has some great information in it that investors might find very interesting. Excellent information i...

The second girl however, has a masters degree in psychology and is working for a health company right now in Southern California and wants to transfer back to Northern California to her old job (another health company).

Now that I officially know about the mold, I may have to pay about $20K (2 estimates so far) to clean it up, taking it back to the studs in some places, pulling back the baseboards in others, then cleaning with sporicide and doing air scrubbing in order to get an official clean bill of health since i can't rent or sell without that, having officially established that I have mold.

Agreed and from what I have seen so far, you can get a good read on the health of the town based on level of downtown revitalization efforts.

You will likely hear far more issues about her health once they're in, and more demands for repairs, improvements, rent reductions, etc.

In addition to summary process (eviction) cases, the courts’ jurisdiction includes small claims cases, consumer protection cases, and civil actions involving the health, safety, or welfare of the occupants or owners of residential housing, including cases with personal injury, property damage, breach of contract, and discrimination claims."