The test where one uses there head for more then a neck weight or hat holder.Your spot-on. 

Does anyone have a recommendation for a noise monitoring device?  

Locks, thermostats, lights, cameras, home automation, supply delivery,  anything you can think of that will allow you to monitor your house and keep records of activity. 5.

The 2nd pic shows the same wall but from the other side and the 3rd pic shows the 2 doors need to be taken outHe said it'll run $1800 to do this and smooth everything out so it looks nice and gives us the space but if there is weight beam in the middle, then the costs may be a little moreThanks

starting bids are usually way over ARV, but you have to monitor it sometimes you can find something interesting.

But managing/monitoring a lot of them isn't that much fun in the long run.

However, it's best to have a long list of issues that need fixing rather than one or two, as that would pull more weight in the courtroom.

I think the charm of an historic home out weights these issues...

It would depend on laws in your municipality, but if you are going to allow pets in your unit, here are a few thoughts: are you going to have a size/weight restriction, and possibly a restriction on breed type? 

Don't get me wrong, there are some great VAs out there, but you have to find them, train them, monitor them and pay them well for them to produce anything above mediocre results.