Such projects can also be found in New York upper states or states with community solar aggregate policy.

They can bring in the money and you can provide the leg work. 

I work with mostly investors as the properties I sell are usually fixer uppers.

sounds like a typical fixer upper .. and very typical for that vintage home. nothing shocking here.

If it was an ac unit you supplied then yes, it would be your responsibility to ensure it was functioning properly.I really don’t think he has a leg to stand on in court.

My tenant moved out a couple of days ago, and when I walked through the unit, I discovered that he had removed the curtain and curtain rod, detached the room air conditioner, and caused significant scratches on the hardwood floor from the metal bed frame legs.

We could work backwards from the condo's upper tier pricing (that you would likely get into contract at) and backwards calculate how much income you're going to need to qualify given the probability of how the rest of your rental income and liabilities will be caluclated.We do these calculations (plan A, B, C, etc) on a daily basis.

The current GM does a lot of the leg work, I think I have opportunity to capture the marketing and booking dollars spent by doing that work on my own. 

After my research I no longer wanted a new fancy ready to go home, I was looking for a fixer upper.

Make something unique, then get ready to do a lot of additional leg work and searching!