I was in the United States Air Force for six years and moved back down to South Florida in the beginning of 2014.

@Cassidy Burns  Hi Cassidy, I know what you mean, it's frustrating when you want to get started but there are obstacles in your life preventing you from doing so.  

If the unit has these:Assume replacement every 10 years:Water heater - $900Refrigerator - $900Range - $900Dishwasher - $600Clothes washer/dryer - $1000 combinedEvery 15 years:Furnace - $2900Central air - $29003 BR SFR Flat Roof - $2100 + $300 per 3 years to coat itI annually plan for an additional $1,500 of miscellaneous maintenance expenses and $800 for capital improvements.You could probably use something like this to estimate your per-unit costs as some units might not have all the same features.  

This prevents almost all properties from qualifying from there programs.

We gutted house installed a 98% energy efficient forced air furnace multi stage.

I'm a contractor,& have worked with Realtors extensively.have your Realtor ask around the office for someone that does repairs/inspection punch list items, they will be able to clean up that mess for you at a MUCH lower priceYou most likely won't have black mold, but Dawn dish washing soap will cleanse everything of mold"Home inspectors will verify"secondly, after all the moisture,& suspected mold has been cleaned/dried, you can simply use good sealer/primer on wood,& concreteI would guestimate around $3,000-$6000 for the entire job including hardwoodsMake sure you block any air intrusions in the crawlspace areas, Colorado can be hard on water lines :O}

The housing authority insist the HUD limits prevent them from paying my requested rent or even increasing it at all, while the other authority had no issue entering into a contract for the requested amount.

I handled the call with my usual tact, apologizing for upsetting him and asking him for either his name or address so I can go into my database and prevent from bothering him again.He responded that his name was "John". 

There were major/minor repairs that has taken place in the 3yrs (A/C unit was converted to central heat & air had to be rebuilt twice) among other things.

When I was able to finally track him down through one of his references (he answered his phone by mistake) I learned he had signed a lease with another property and had no intention of letting me know this, leaving me hanging in the air over this issue.Gail