Honestly, if you want the house, you're splitting hairs for the possibly $8500 in repairs it may need.

College kids are going to want internet, 3-prong outlets, and if you're renting to female students, they will most likely have hair dryers, curling irons, straightening irons, etc.

Will definitely dig into that document with a fine tooth comb to assess several of the factors you mentioned, especially the requirement for sales information per annum.  

If your sale is in jeopardy in any way I would release the funds ASAP and get them out of your hair.

For me it's been bathtubs clogged from long haired females.

You can get a rough idea / a range from sites like costhelper.com.Get 3-4 contractor bids for the same job, you will probably get 3-4 different prices, and things can change mid stream.Or, my friend Stimpy says he will do the whole job for 1 million doll hairs.

I have a few off the top of my headNon-conforming zoned properties, way too hard to get around these (sometimes)High crime rates, D class neighborhoods - beware of bad neighbors tooLong list of building inspector code violations being transferred at closingToo many liens on the property (mechanics, tax, credit - you find these in the title search)Clouds on title (relatives in other states that have different plans for the property)Too much "spaghetti" on the table (hair on the deal, I am Italian and like food references)Happy to share my "Due Diligence Checklist" from our BiggerPockets Blog.

What would you advise ALL scenarios considered...You may enter, Rapunzel has let down her hair!

And to help new investors go big or go home because the only true learning comes from doing...We also own a medical spa in Charlotte, NC where we do pain free laser hair removal, other cosmetic lasers and Botox.

Unless every consumer is lying, some of their stories are hair-raising.