Do that an at some point you will end up buying a vacant lot that used to have a gas station on it, that still has the old buried leaking tanks and the oil change guys just dumped all their oil changes behind the shop, and you will now be responsible for EPA cleanup to the tune of 100Ks. 

Also important to work with lenders who have a well oiled construction loan administration team.

Try leaving a plate of Canned tuna fish by the door outside with some water.Your cat is probably not too far away, may be visiting a girlfriend cat who is in heat or something And snoozing outside in the bushes near that house.

If not a moisture problem then use shellac or oil based primer.

In that example used the person provided maid services, swimming and fishing instruction, mail delivery, information about local churches and other things.

@Christopher DeAraujo I am in the process of getting out of the business of paying for tenant heating given the volatility of oil prices and having seen 5/20 tenants put their heat up to 78 and keeping their windows open for fresh air when it was -20 degrees outside.

Primer ensures no bleed through and paint can bond properly since you could br going oil/ stain to latex paint 

I get it, they are trying to make sure these properties are safe for human occupancy but as you and I both know, there are way bigger fish to fry in Canton and properties in A LOT worse condition.Just baffles me that someone like me, comes into town, tries to help clean up some properties and I get hounded for things that are not a big deal in my opinion.

I've met various scopes from vesting title to 150+ year land-patent research for the oil and gas/energy industry, as well as power and pipeline ROW (right of way).However, I've started researching some foreclosure title for myself and to help some flipper friends in return for investing advice.

And, this involves everything you care about:  stocks, real-estate, business dev, commodities (oil, precious metals, minerals, etc), estate planning, asset protection.