I don't think your wood planks or bead board are going to look good and I'm not sure its going to be as easy as you think to go over the popcorn, as the surface isn't going to be smooth.

It is a buyers market, so my advice is to position yourself to be able to purchase if a deal surfaces. 

You’ll soon discover that the information you’re studying to pass your real estate exam doesn't even scratch the surface of all you need to learn to be a good real estate agent.

And no, many investors don't think to ask for it until a history of claims surfaces after it has been purchased.

Any insight as I have "considered" it, but on surface seems risky.

We have large flooring companies that take care of all hard surfaces so one stop shopping and they have designers on staff.. so floor counter tops tile all one stop.dig out excavator will do all utl hooks ups and back fill one stop.Painters will do all your chalking the rest of the list is as stated above.. 

That's the surface level of it all.

Mold is ubiquitous in the environment and you and I are exposed to it EVERY DAY...90% of home will have some level of superficial mold in them (surface stuff around windows or doors, bathroom surfaces etc) , but 99.9% of it is totally benign.

It felt like Edward was just skimming the surface without providing any real value or in-depth understanding of the subject.

I see lots of cracking in the walls, pulling apart of door frames, ceilings, etc...all indicative of settling/foundation issues.The mold in the bathrooms is pretty common and doesn't scare me too much - but it appears every surface in the house is suffering from severe humidity - has it been sitting vacant without A/C, and was there a flood or plumbing leak that caused water damage?