One issue that I'm concerned about is the previous owner did not tell me the house had an infestation of black scorpions.

@Evan AlexakosFoundation/structural issues, awkward layouts, major sewer line problems, inheriting non-paying tenants, termites or other serious bug infestations.

We ended up having to evict but simultaneously worked with her to get some financial support to help find a new (better) living situation at no extra cost, including giving her rent money back to help cover cost of move.Once she was out house needed everything and was infested with bugs.

VPM requires the tenants to front the costs to rehabilitate the property, pay all the overdue taxes, and resolve any outstanding building code violations associated with the property, Wisconsin’s complaint states.And, if the tenant does not remedy those issues within a short period of time, VPM evicts the tenant and “repeats the cycle by renting the uninhabitable property to yet another Wisconsin consumer,” the Wisconsin DOJ said in a statement.According to the complaint, VPM rented properties with sewage in the basement; black mold; lack of water, heat, or electricity; insect infestation; and multiple code violations; among other issues."

I find the whole maggot comment by your insurer to be a brush-off: there is (way too much) information on maggot infestation online that requires a food source (and it references dog feces as a source...geez).

We transformed a run down drug infested community to a new community the residents are proud to live in.

As such, any infestation thereafter will be the tenant's responsibility to cure/exterminate. 

I've seen real mold infested REO homes that I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole. 

Unemployment rates are another important indicator to check out before infesting in a foreign market. 

If it’s not a termite infested, fire burnt down, flooded with monsoon water nightmare I would say…buy it.