In the meantime, put the tenant who broke their lease on notice that they have violated the terms that they agreed to in the lease which is a binding legal document.

Once we receive notice, in some sort of writing from the tenant, we move forward.

I am noticing for the others I am trying to acquire I am the only bidder.

There SOW would usually be - 'I want a remodel done on the kitchen and bath, and add a new bedroom on the left side of the house'...Then I would add items that only a GC would know about or notice, like needing new headers for the openings they want, the elec panel being undersized, or the roof being suspect, etc...Together we would then arrive at a comprehensive SOW.Yes, that is much better scenario.

I also noticed a few cracks around the building exterior and uneven floor in the basement. 

My tenant just notified me of this in November and they first started noticing it back in May (eye roll lol).

Plus, letting a unit sit vacant for 6 months without approving needed maintenance is totally Irresponsible on your behalf.I’m glad we gave you a 30 day notice and would do so in a heart beat again to any other landlord with a similar mindset to yours.Much success 

Probably depends on the location and part of town if neighbors care or notice. 

You will likely need to pull out and cap the bathroom plumbing if the bathroom was not approved and remove the stove since the city is already on notice of it.

I do all long term but its something I have noticed when doing research on setting rent prices.