I imagine the bottom of the walls to be at shoulder height and I get into it where the dog opening was cut out.  2) If the houses are tall enough in the middle for a bicycle, take out the entrance walls and slide the dog houses so the missing walls are in the middle.  

Pay the capital gains and be done or you’ll be looking over your shoulder the rest of your life!

I'm working on purchasing a vacation rental in my hometown that is very seasonal, approximately 9 weeks of solid summer bookings and intermittent bookings throughout the shoulder spring/fall months.

If the seller doesn't want to fix the problem or drop the price then we walk with no harm no foul.As far as the "hoping a family moves out" that should be on the shoulder of the seller as a stipulation in buying the property.

However, part of the blame lies on your shoulders because you didn't update the property with your new mailing address. 

It also reinforces the necessity to work with either a mentor or an experienced syndicator while executing your first syndication to have someone experienced watch over your shoulder just in case.  

But I guess it could help having the engineer draw a repair plan so it if something goes wrong, it will be on his shoulder and we could go after his professional liability.

But since they fill vacancies on a rotation basis we figured it would be a load off our shoulders to market and try to get renters in their ourselves.

Brian Whitney Sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders.

I had a run of the mill loser "artist" (in quotes because he liked people thinking he was one, but apparently was unable to follow through on when he actually got commissioned) who had a major chip on his shoulder about "authority" and thought everything was some sort of conspiracy to take away his rights.