Short sewer lines straight out to streets with no intervening trees.

If the property is in a rapidly appreciating market your appreciation may offset any losses/costs in the intervening years. 

Thankfully mother nature intervened and blue acres bought it.

Did the real estate agent violate any code of ethics or standards of practice under the following fact pattern:
Seller listed a property online as a for sale by owner.  Without the aid of a real estate agent: the Buy...

Now OP has changed/added facts in the intervening time that the bid was accepted, the some of the work was completed, but the investor was invoiced and paid for work that wasn't completed.

There WILL be a public outcry and governments at all levels will be forced to intervene.

While the latter will not be protected by the federal government, the feds could intervene and prevent foreclosures by mandating adjustments to mortgages (i.e., through forbearance agreements, loan modifications, extensions, etc.) thereby limiting an increase in inventory levels, and keeping the supply low.Moving ForwardThis is the type of market that can scare some real estate investors if they aren’t patient, not diversified, and/or have limited experience.

Ask that Housing intervene as well. 

Twiddling her thumbs and hoping that Jesus would intervene and knock out the rent?

I left the 3 day elape before I intervene.