All he had to do was measure and cut a hole (which he ended up doing anyway) like it's done with all plumbing when installing cabinets.3) needed to add power the new ceiling lights in the kitchen, so the geniuses removed the dedicated computer outlet, rerouted the computer outlet to an old fuse box that supplies 1/2 the power to the house (don't ask me why, I moved into the house with1/2 fuse 1/2 circuit panel).

Pluses and minuses to everything where each individual investor weighs what they can live with versus what is a deal breaker for them investing in a property or project.  

@Connor McGinnisHook up a generator after disconnection the main breaker and backfeed the house to test all circuits.

I got all that and a riser with a new breaker panel for 14k.

Your argument is like stating you shouldn't have any amenities, arcade games, pool table, etc.. because a guests may spill stuff on the arcade machine and ruin the circuit boards or a guest tears the felt on the pool table and the next guest is not happy.  

If there's ANY concern about the foundation or structural integrity, I call in a foundation pro, or I walk (foundation/structural issues are usually my one total deal-breaker).

While not an absolute deal-breaker, it's crucial to be aware of the ground water impact on septic systems before investing.To determine if your property is affected by high groundwater, you can access the Santa Cruz County GIS portal at https://gis.santacruzcounty.us/gisweb/.

So I get one the phone and the tech starts telling me the unit is old, and to fix it will require several parts and even then they can’t warranty the work because of the age of the unit etc… I ask him how much and he says, more than $1500 for a new main circuit board and several other parts he needs to price out.

@Lan Bak,The fees likely aren’t going to be the deal breaker.

. - If the common area electrical and first floor unit electrical are on the same panel, there is a good chance that there are circuits being shared between the two areas.