While its hard to get a sense from someone typing concerns, some of the findings include:Visible water in property basement on back wallFirst floor bathroom immediately above this back wall - it was an addition put on the property after it was built, and it seems like it may have either foundation or connectivity issues with the original house.Temporary Lally columns added in the basement and not secured with concrete footers -- the seller indicated the property was a laundromat and those were put in to help with the additional weight of the laundromat but the property has long since converted to residential.The boiler pressure regulators and backflow preventers are missing in the basementI should mention I'm not that handy and items like this would be contractor-based, anyway.

There are enough easier jobs where they won't have to take on the added risk.It also seems like a normal footing would work but I suppose the soil and weight of the structure may dictate otherwise.

& something strong & light weight to put it on top of- just high enough that you notice the pot.A wooden shed in the back or side yard if the property doesn't already have one.

I would "weight" the partnership based loosely on financial contributions to the company.

Even if some of your fears do hold some weight...who cares!!!!

Just trying to weight my options

@Edward - Absolutely, networking and word of mouth is worth it's weight in gold!

Absolutely, SFDs will always be done to the market with comps and is the most heavily weighted approach.

I wouldn't give it too much weight.

You'd have to re-amortize the principal allocations monthly as the interest rates will be different. no finance program I know of for investors, too sophisticated, but you can do it by hand, if you know how to use weighted average allocations on a per diem basis over the term of the loan.