Your concerns are well founded.Ask them for their lending license number and some references and which escrow and title company they use.

Focus on the health concerns that mice bring. 

My main concern is running out of funds too quickly.

I called my AC company and said “go fix it”.  

If someone came to stay as an overnight guest for a weekend they were not concerned. if there were two people sharing a room on a regular basis that are not related then that would put you over the limit in a four-bedroom house. so you get four unrelated people in a four-bedroom house.

As well, I would not recommend buying a cashflow negative property, or even breakeven for that matter, as there are lots of places to buy at positive cashflow - unless you have endless cash reserves and money is not a concern for you.

I've never had any issues or concerns about security but I know what I'm doing.As to the timing, like with most investments, yesterday is generally the best moment and today the second best.

The kitchen and bathrooms were the biggest areas of concerns as well as the condition of the roof.

A property we are furnishing is on an island surrounded by saltwater so corrosion is a serious concern. 

Is it a major concern?