I enjoy being "pinged" by tiny, little, gorgeous wife as much as the next guy, but damn...I got one thing to tell all ya'all.

. $280k for a cheap spec house on a tiny lot in Yelm is a lot in my opinion.

Another problem with this deal is that it is a teeny tiny A frame house.

Fieldstone foundations with poorly maintained pointing - a super highway for rodents and a virtual waterfall for water intrusion.Mold/mildew as a result.Cedar post supports, which shrink a tiny bit per decade, but add up enough decades and your floors are out of level.Posts replaced with adjustable lally columns. 

You don't know the attorneys in this tiny little good old boy town.

That's a tiny amount of space- I wouldn't suggest a big investment, such as a casita or mother-in-law unit.

I live in a tiny town in East Texas population 471.

I recommend looking for the homes with a mother in law suite in the back, or a house with a big enough lot to put one, or a tiny house to effectively house hack. 

There are a TINY minority of realtors that are worth talking to on this front.

Things going bad, are things going good; for him, at least.Steven J.Since there's no rehab to be done, beyond the always possible tiny cosmetic repairs which hardly take any time or money, would you suggest temporary housing for the remainder of their lease?