Next, they were rollerblading downhill in the parking garage with their friends after drinking resulting in injuries and the need for an ambulance to haul someone away.

You are absolutely correct though... a house can start with a cosmetic rehab and go downhill quickly.Story: I met a guy who tried this, ended up changing the roof, redoing plumbing... got everything tore out to the point where him and his wife had to move back into an apartment because the water was off.  

One thing that was interesting was that you could see the progression of the Builder's distress as things were going downhill.

I did reply that if everybody followed this line of thought Steve jobs wouldn't have invented the iPhone and the conversation went downhill from there :-) .

Since she refused, it went downhill fast from there. 

I grew up in Memphis and Cordova has gone down hill

I am on my downhill slide in my military career and getting started with investing as well.  

Sorry to be harsh but this can go downhill in a hurry. 30-45 days can go on with no end in sight.

My experience in real estate has taught me that its much easier to make a neighborhood go downhill than it is to recover one that hit rock bottom.

I expect he is upset that he now lives next to a rental unit and is afraid the property will go downhill .