It is in a great location and maybe will fit a niche for “antique home”, but the main reason I want this one is it would be perfect for my family if we decide to move there in a couple years.Option 2 is a 3 Unit Apartment farm house.

There is an old, colonial antique house I really like that I would love to polish up.

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However in the case of wildfires and subsequent extorting of money, that is between antiquated, inefficient utilities (monopolies) and legislators.

That's one of my favorite things about buying properties - when past tenants leave things (old antique furniture, tools, gas cans, sports cards). 

While having flooring repairs done from under the house an antique Christmas garland with glass ornaments fell off the wall and broke.

Are there companies or antique shop owners who handle this sort of thing regularly?

It was medical prior.The town itself maybe deteriorating but hospital is largest employer.If the tenants were to stay while he figures that out it would be a good thing.If he uses the space he may only need the first floor at first.The hospital will pay rent bc he is employed by them.I know from MLS the larger business is listed for sale ;(Makeup is florist, antique shop, lawyer, realtor(owner) and bridal (for sale?)

The project eventually morphed into a replacement of the city's antiquated downtown convention center with an absolutely unique 225,000 square foot underground convention center built on a slope fronting the lake with floor-to-ceiling windows and a grass ground-level park on the rooftop of the building.

There are the costs of sale as mentioned, there are also the recapturing depreciation, you could have depreciation from a drop in market values, some assets have a salvage value selling as junk (in an old house you could sell antique fixtures or moldings for example) that may reduce liabilities.