'Service providers' could include real estate agents, accountants, attorneys or even a non-profit organization like NACA-Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (not that they don't have their issues).Property Inspection Report Property style: (duplex, rambler, Victorian, Spanish style, etc.)Square footageAge of propertyNeighborhood Quality scaleProperty damage report (Roof, Foundation, HVAC, electrical, plumbing)Any other improvements needed?

Here's a mockup of what seems to me might have been an olden days use of the building (with the downstairs facade redone).Offices to the left and apartments to the right via a Victorian glass door with a transom. 

The foundation is block and it is cracked like the following image (not filled): http://www.pioneerwaterproofing.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/crack.jpgThe exterior walls also has 2 sets of filled step cracks like the following image: http://home1.com.au/v/Victorian-House-Inspections-4308/photos/wall_cracks.jpgBoth the foundation and step cracks are on the right side of the house.How serious do you think these cracks are?

Houses made of brick, beautiful Victorians and colonials.

Then we pulled up to this awesome brick 4 square with a little victorian swag.

@Alex GerasimovWe have several Victorian buildings with old, non-operational coal fireplaces.  

I have been trying to find a spot where I could live for this season and then move out after this year but finding that the areas like Short north, Victorian, GV and Clintonville are all crazy bidding wars and expensive.

It's awesome to see people living affordably together in our communities--a joy immensely greater than trying to make a return.At the time right before I bought the house, I had just gotten a commitment from a family member to give me a relatively low rate interest-only secured loan (6%) to go find another deal to purchase, since the first two had gone so well.The HouseThe Oregonian is a gorgeous modern victorian with knotty pine details that had been neglected for some time.

A model that several investors are employing there is buying the old Victorian homes and turning them into group housing for parolees.  

Managed properties like The Victorian, unmanaged condos, single family homes, etc, each with it's own pitfalls...