And I am the least handy person on the planet so I am not someone that has any construction background at all thats giving them a leg up.  

Called the agent and the agent said "WOW, this is bad, we can't sell a house with toxic black mold." 

Some other Cities and States might have lax laws but id not want to live on Toxic waste nor be responsible for renting to someone else to live there.

However, I have provided a great standard of living to them across the planet. :)Having said that, even if she were the successful bidder at 220K, you can bet every single one of the 130K she 'saves' they will file for a deficiency judgement FAR in excess of the 130K.

I also really enjoyed the purchase and remodel process of my own home in Seattle, and look forward to doing it again here in Los Angeles.I'm currently studying for my agent's license and came across BP when my curiosity about wholesaling, REITs, and MFR ownership got the best of me.In all the years that I've watched reality shows about flipping houses and selling multi-million dollar listings, I've always enjoyed the thrill of the wins and losses, but having met so many people that believe it's that "easy", I wasn't sure if I was on the right planet.

I feel your pain, I not only have non believing family members - with two of them I've help get started in the business [and are being profitable] but still won't acknowledge it works...Indy is one of the best markets on the planet right now and I hope you have success.

Apparently the night before the city government had decided to list the entire neighborhood with the Federal Superfund list for toxic clean-up.

As part of normal human breathing, we exhale CO2 (CO2 is toxic in cases where the concentration is abnormal).Even though you have those detectors installed, you still have to make certain that the heating systems are properly installed and operating properly.

Anything unnatural is toxic to the body so beware.

It's another planet compared to the eastern seaboard munis.