My recommendation if you are going to finish would involve adding french drain and sump pump, sealing walls with dryloc, then 2" XPS which acts as the vapor barrier, before framing and finishing. 

You can let her know about the property and have her be as active as she would like to be and as active as your wife thinks is appropriate for her right now that won’t take away from her developmental experiences.Then, when she graduates high school, the property should have 20-30k equity that can go towards her education and she can learn as much as she is willing to take advantage with the process of owning a property without the stress of managing it.I share this with you both as a marriage therapist and as an investor who has done this exact thing with my oldest 3 kids (ages 14, 13, and 10).

Since they are often located in residential neighborhoods, they can pose significant toxic tort claims. even if groundwater is not used for drinking purposes, vapors can migrate into homes.

Makes me laugh when people like Harry Dent predict a 80% stock market crash and 50% real estate crash (whatever that means), the money will just VAPORIZE lolI'm hoping for a 10-20% pullback in some markets, if we are lucky.

But a conservative estimate of the property damages that didn't even include a bunch of minor stuff was $1200.Sorry for the tangent, but I also have to add that she actually wanted me to allow her, her b/f, and their carpenter friend to fix things so she could get some of the deposit back. 

It's whatever is stipulated in the contract.Generally one company does it only but who pays for it seller/buyer or both and by what percentage each covers if it is both is negotiable.The contract can also stipulate which title company is used.I hope your buyer is having an Phase 1 report,vapor intrusion,site inspection,and cost reserve stable completed on the property as part of the due diligence.All of those items run about 3,500 to 4,000 total and can be completed by the inspector.

I'm sooo upset and will now be out 2 months rent because of her being uncooperative.

You need to know, IMO, every piece of suctural and trim elements used in home construction, from the ridge cap to the vapor barier layed under the foundation.

But, before you meet with him/her, be familiar with the key parts of a private placement.

Don't have to worry about her being conned out of money or wasting it.