I do not intend to live in there currently, so FHA is out of the question but at the same time I dont want to exhaust all of my savings.

@Colleen - the repair guy said that the machine is exhausted because the food clogged the water pressure outlet. he did not mention about filter.

We will protect windows and landscaping with either tarps or OSB during the installation.Total overlay cost is $5,297.00We will install Malarkey Duraseal 3-tab class 4 Impact Resistant shingles (potential insurance discount) on the slopes and ridge, galvanized pipe jacks, 1 exhaust cap, 1 electrical boot and 1 wind turbine is included in this bid.

Hard to put an exhaustive list here but the basicsproperty taxinsurancerepairs/ maintenancemanagement feesutilitiesdepreciationHOA dues

I'm pretty sure I've exhausted the local talent, I'm not particularly interested in any of the gray area labor pools.

You need both intake and exhaust.

Bit of a head-scratcher for sure but bottom line is I don't think this is a good idea, and probably neither do you since you're asking.You'd be mixing several systems into one: an electrical chase and a fuel gas exhaust which the chimney technically is whether active or not, and it would probably be considered still active since you have the boiler exhausts in there. 

I've exhausted Zillow and the few real estate agents i am working with can't find any deals either.  

Immediately, the Contractor turned on us, the property owners, and says that the resources for this job have been exhausted and that if we want to move forward, he will start billing us and the visit to the city will cost $495.

I would exhaust yourself looking for a deal locally first.