Again to clarify this basement was water damaged from frozen pipes bursting NOT water seepage.After considering the costs and all the posts above I thought of this - Scrap and paint the blockPaint the drop ceiling framing and put in new tilesSurface mount the existing electrical outletsPut in cheap carpetPut in cheap baseboard trimDONE.

@Varun Parkash - sorry to hear that appreciate you sharing, I am wiling to learn but haven't done much handy work othernan changing the sink motor, replacing the bathroom tap :-) etc., but have a few friends who do this all day, sure Iam open to that as well!!!

Our 2 family near Mount Snow is for sale if you have any interest in that area.

We viewed the house and found that it was stripped of everything in the house and needs a complete gut and rehab.Mind you even the roof mounted air conditioning was ripped out so it need probably about 40-45k in work.

When General Motors left the community in the late 80s, the city lost over 27,000 jobs.

If there is no good way to mount it we will use a ring doorbell. 

For 4-5 cameras you're probably coming in closer to around $300+ (also depending on if one of those cameras is a doorbell camera which tend to be a little cheaper than outdoor mounted ones).

@Timothy ChiHello Timothy,I’m in mount Vernon and own two duplex’s that were purchased as owner occupied.

I currently have 2 window units for A/C and a small wall mount gas heater for this house. 

http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/174-W-Lincoln-Ave-Mount-Vernon-NY/11757946/  This is the deal I am analyzing...