It’s the main drain line, original cast iron, and totally corroded and leaking in multiple spots.   

If you haven't overextended yourself there is more fallback to make a mistake, which, ironically, reduces your chance of making  "under pressure"  istakes.

It is ironic they are concerned with your credit profile from 6 years ago. 

It does not meet most building codes and you may have to replace all of it as well as the old cast iron plumbing you may encounter. 

Originally posted by Jon Klaus:I once had to hire a parking attorney at $350 an hour...There's something so beautifully ironic about the savvy people who make lots of money off the existence of government bureaucracy -- using bad government to create free market opportunities...

I like that you kept the little cast iron vent details.

Realize that there are some things that need to be ironed out but it will not always be this stressful.

Ironically, that was one of our more most successful flips to date. 

Some are very archaic, like the use of hub and spigot cast iron piping with lead and oakum joints in waste and vent systems.

Ironically, they wouldn't even handle Section 8, so it doesn't matter, but not the point.