A year later they contacted me about re-upping on their platform after they said they fixed the problems that were causing the fraudulent bookings (which appears to be true, since I haven't had a fraud one on there since I reopened). 

If you entered a contract to purchase without actually having the intent to purchase....then you may have committed fraud by the inducement. 

The dilemma i face now is that I can’t decide if it makes more sense to embrace the c class identity this property gives the impression of, or put a lot more into the renovation, get better quality tenants and convert it to the B class property that the building (and the area) should/could be.

There are plenty of other legitimate lenders available.After this post I found they had an address in San Francisco that had a bank website that was identical with all the errors.

Think of it this way - you have two communities with 1 bed 1 bath 900 sf units.One has a HOA fee of $350 and another identical is $650 - which units will have higher valuations? 

It seems as if your gracious offer is being fully utilized, ha-ha.Last year I became a victim of wire fraud.

No, material costs sit nearly identical.

It’s also a lot safer to use a cc to protect against identity theft.

But I'll need to build the road myself, which will likely be costly (especially since it'll involve clearing some trees first).Next to the property I'm buying there's a second nearly identical lot for sale that has the same access problem.

One more thought… as a professional property manager, we spend thousands of dollars with forensic fraud prevention.