Couldn’t not tell the location but maybe add some brackets and new lumber to beef it back up like a sister joist repair.

For some, cash flow is #1 and they don't care if their 40k property will sell for 41k in 5 years and is harder to unload.

FYI, if you have Lumber Liquidators in your area, they have a huge spring sale going on this week on all their flooring.

The investor bought at 140-160k, and made his money thus the reason to unload.

The tenants got to buy (or bring) their own curtains and put them on the rods.One thing I heard of (I think here on BP), and considered but didn't end up doing, is this: Get some 1x3 or 1x4 lumber, and cut it a few inches longer on both ends than the window trim on the top of the windows. 

I have a seller that has a house she is looking to unload.

Also a lot of the older homes use real lumber for the floors since plywood did not exist yet. 

Heck my lumber packages this year have gone up 30% in 9 months ..

If it goes the other way walk away , and leave the deposit — which would be much less expensive than having purchased a home and than having to unload it .I think it’s a win / win What city are your beach homes in ?

We were in the middle of a massive remodel, so the $3000 spend was one trip to Home Depot and the Lumber Yard.American Airlines flies to Hawaii for as low as 35,000 miles round trip.