I like;Broken windows, chipped paint, old carpet, dated bathrooms and kitchens, really low rent,  lots of trash,back taxesI don't like;Bowing basement walls, a roof that looks like a shaggy carpet, tilting houses, single pane windows, missing copper, missing wires, weird layouts, houses next to railroad tracks 

Currently I am an analyst for the States CHIP program.

When the economic chips are down for folks, nice enough tends to weather the storm better than super nice in my experience. 

While he was power washing there was some spray back from the pressure and created tiny freckle type chip spots on the cleaners car hood.

While he was power washing there was some spray back from the pressure and created tiny freckle type chip spots on the cleaners car hood.

Drop a chip in the top of the board (the chip is the loan) and as it falls along the board it hits pegs (loan guidelines) that give it a different direction. 

However, I personally prefer to avoid any statement that can be misconstrued by the reader because the world is full of people with chips on their shoulder just waiting to be offended by something.

Often either foreign money looking to be parked in blue chip real estate, or existing RE investors who have made a lot of money, know the local market well, and are adding prime properties to feather their nest while mitigating taxes.

Only if you have several bags of potato chips around the house!

The inspection failed first time because of a vent that wasn’t covered, a couple of non-grounded outlets, and some chipped paint.