The need help with some repairs including electrical, hvac, plumbing, and other cosmetic repairs like paint, dry wall, and laminate floor board replacements.

Depends on factors but a basic response would be, would you still have a decent amount of cash reserved or would be a big down payment leave your account pretty dried out?

New roof, gutters, wood rot repair, new flooring, heavy cleaning, and paint.

If there was a dry cleaner operating there in the past, for example, you could be on the hook for environmental stuff, to give one quick example.#3: Definitely expect insurance to keep climbing, especially for Tampa.

I don't know, but I'm guessing perhaps there was a leak/flood and the subfloor rotted, and/or pet urine that soaked into the subfloor, and/or mold issues? 

It’s run by a political machine that is bleeding it dry.

Cedar offers natural resistance to rot and pests with a great look that can enhance property value, but at a significantly higher cost and it requires regular maintenance to retain its appearance.

"wets" likes water, storm, sewer, and "dries/dry" like gas, electric, etc.

If you haven't caught up, here's the tl;dr - I acquired a bunch of properties last year with a turn key company called Own It Detroit.

The challenge arises as the city permits only true divided lite windows, leading to a cost of $40k for 4 custom-built wood arch windows to replace rotted ones facing the street.