-Switching the DW to the left side of the sink (copper hard lines run to DW)-Raising the window sills 4"-10" (either flush with counter, or 6" above) to accommodate a standard height counter.

When I make offers without seeing the property, I use every resource possible to understand what I'm dealing with..usually Google Street view, satellite view, listing history, zillow, and obviously a good look at the comps..assessed value, photos, etc...If you are offering at the low end of where the cheapest properties are selling, chances are you will have a deal if it comes through. .just estimate on the high end of a typical rehab..If it gets accepted, go see it before you cough up the deposit..The goal is to flush out a seller willing to accept much less than list, not necessarily to get an accepted offer..so if list is 140 and you offer 80 and they counter at 100, now go look at the property and see if it will work..tell the agent you need to firm up your numbers..much quicker than looking..I would only do it though if I am far from list price..If it's a new listing and the price is good, I take a look and make sure I will perform if I'm submitting an offer

The sales said he thought with that space it might overheat, even though it would be flush with the back grill to the outside.  

At the same time, my community is flush with the 'old farmers' who no longer farm and are on welfare trying desperately to live out the few remaining years they have in run down homes they haven't been able to maintain for years.I'm still working out the details of my business plan, and alot depends on the right piece of property coming up but I figure I can probably get something for under 100K$ that only needs esthetic remodeling i.e. new floors, coat of paint, siding and perhaps bathroom fixtures that would only put me into it for 15K$ at the very most. 

At the end of the day, after the tax-breaks and principal paydown, I am flushing less down the toilet than I was while I was renting so it's not a bad position to be in.

(By way of example, I had a tenant who's kids were deliberately flushing unused tampons down to toilet to clog my sewer line.)

Specifically "Flushmate", power assisted flushing.

I just had a great conversation with another investor, who was able to give me his opinion of apartments vs. mobile home parks.The bottom line is that it's a good time to be flush with cash.

It only fills when the toilet is flushed and then no more water until the next flush.That doesn't solve the problem of tenants who won't report damage.However, you've got to understand that tenants have all been carefully trained by prior landlords to NOT report damage.Some landlords get angry when they are called.

I just had one that had 3 breaks but the bathroom was on the side so they could get to it from the outside and not have to tear up the insides.One thing to do in the future, when I buy a house, I run the water a long time... like an hour, and I flush the toilets like a crazy man.