Well, when the long term tenant moved, we found the discharge hose had been leaking behind the cabinets.

I have a bankruptcy that i'm almost 2 years out from and I'm told i'm not eligible for a HELOC for 5-7 years from discharge and a refinance not eligible until at the 2 year mark in October.I'm just wondering if this is an option or if anyone has seen or done this in the past.Question: After i find a deal and look into finding a private money lender, since I have no "skin in the game" as it would be my first deal and have very little capital, would a private lender be open to financing 100% of the purchase and rehab cost and accepting a lien on my house with the equity I've built up?

Due to life happenings over the past couple years I had to file bankruptcy, (chapter 7) which is discharged.

Make sure there is an appropriate of coverage for accidental discharge of water from plumbing or appliances. 5.

I’m looking into it, but yes I have a BK discharged for 3 yrs now.

She has a discharged bankruptcy from her husband’s failed business 18 months ago. 

Co. of Am. 2014 WL 6675934 (D.N.J. 2014) (holding ammonia discharge at packaging facility constituted physical damage triggering business interruption coverage even absent structural damage because it “physically transformed the air…so that it contained an unsafe amount of ammonia…[and] rendered the facility unfit for occupancy”).See also:https://www.law360.com/article...

Out of everything on your list the chimney would worry me the most until I know the flue which discharges lethal monoxide from the boiler mainly as well as the water heater will need to be replaced I would get a chimney inspection.  

I'm getting the full report, including the full account history, record of on time or late pays, any amounts owed or past due, any amounts discharged/charged-off or sent to collections, types of accounts, etc. 

A debt forgiven is considered taxable income to the tenant . ( as far as writing it off for the landlord others may know )According to the IRS, if a debt is canceled, forgiven or discharged, you must include the canceled amount in your gross income and pay taxes on that income unless you qualify for an exclusion or exception.