In fact the Lakehouse had a very small original kitchen (7x7) & the original 5 cabinets were old Amish Oak so we re-used them elsewhere.Your layout is functional & reminds me of the one we did recently on a recent rehab (pics below).

Do the sellers assume any responsibility, as the boiler service people said it doesn't appear these radiators have functioned for a long time?

I believe you can also control the armed/disarmed functionality from your phone.

Understanding taxes for purposes of investing in rental real estate activities isn't rocket science by any means, it's my guess that any significantly experienced CPA with a real estate focused practice will be far more than capable enough to assist you.On the other hand if you insist on having top shelf forward looking business planning and consulting at your finger tips combined with the standard tax compliance function you could approach one of the national real estate tax practices. 

Find out how much it would cost to have some more insulation blown into the attic stating that the house is fine and this is not a reason to withhold rent as everything is functioning. 

It's not always cosmetic, and is usually something functional and/or structural, like a roof, or water heater, then maybe flooring and paint. 

I was conveying that value in the middle of country for net lease assets are almost exclusively a function of lease term and tenant aside from fantastic real estate in a few key metro areas.

Everything is currently functioning in the home but the furnace, roof, hot water heater etc. are beyond their expected life. 

If the blower is missing or non-functional, he can pick up a shovel.The fact that he played this "joke" on you is very, very shady.

Hair dresser leases usually function like a real estate lease in that it is a legally binding contract and you may need to evict to get someone out.