She has a dog and refuses to let anyone in her house without her being there.What is my course of action here?

Also, there was no insulation or vapor barrier under the house - electric bill was $800 for December/January.

I will likely keep the carpeting in the bedrooms but is there something I can do to further protect them like laying down a vapor barrier between the carpet and the carpet pad?

:)My advice would therefore be....a) Find a more experienced investor than yourself, and buy a CASH-FLOWING rental building (at least 3 units, better 4 or 6), and "go dutch" with him/her....b) Buy a cheap 2, 3 or 4 unit property for under $10K, rehab it for no more than $10-$15K (30-45 days), and use a contractor who knows how to rehab (you are NOT moving in yourself, so don't fix it up like you would).

"You Can Negotiate Anything" by Herb Cohen"Flipping Properties" by Will Bronchick"Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill"80/20 Way" by Richard Roch

If she is always on time with her rent, let her be crazy :)

There are defenses to liability for property owners whose property is impacted by contaminated groundwater from an off-site source so long as you exercise what is known as "reasonable care". (2) since you will be using this for self-storage, this will be considered a commercial, not residential use, and many states have less stringent standards for commercial properties since people are not occupying the property 24/7. (3) If the levels in the groundwater would pose a risk of vapor intrusion (vapors migrating up from groundwater), you can install a passive sub-slab depressurization system (ssds) that acts like a radon system-capturing the vapors before they can get into the structures.(4) if soil is contaminated and you plan to pave the surface, this will generally be sufficient remedy if the soil contamination is at depth.

Then again maybe giving her a small amount like $100 might help her be more understanding.

New roof and a company is coming in to install a radon mitigation system so the basement is getting a vapor barrier installed all before I even close on the house.

Things that were done:-Flooring-New walls -Roof-New kitchen-New master bathroom -Vapor Barrier-Tree Trimming -Paint What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?