. :) RCW 59.18.070Landlord—Failure to perform duties—Notice from tenant—Contents—Time limits for landlord's remedial action.If at any time during the tenancy the landlord fails to carry out the duties required by RCW 59.18.060 or by the rental agreement, the tenant may, in addition to pursuit of remedies otherwise provided him or her by law, deliver written notice to the person designated in *RCW 59.18.060(14), or to the person who collects the rent, which notice shall specify the premises involved, the name of the owner, if known, and the nature of the defective condition.

My thoughts/fears are, if I pay the rest of the bill then they will not be motivated to fix or remedy this.I feel awkward saying, "I won't pay you until after this is done", but that feels like the safest bet for my own best interests.

A couple of simpler remedies: 1) have your SPE ready at closing (special purpose entity, ready to go prior to buying a property and/or make your purchase contract assignable to an entity you will form prior to closing). 2) don't deal with a large bank just to get a .25% better rate.

Well, I went ahead and did my due diligence on the property by getting certified mold remediation costs, and then estimated rehab costs on my own (again, I'm a newbie) based on what demo/remediation was necessary, and lastly verified these estimated costs by getting estimates from 2 different GC's in the area.

All it would take is someone (like a disgruntled owner) to bellyache to the right person to initiate a legal remedy for your alleged violation.

When an asset goes to auction, the Mortgagee is enforcing remedy from the security interest (Deed of Trust / Mortgage) that liens the property.

You also might want to advertise through Meetup.com as there might be other investors out there that don't know about BP (which you should remedy at the meeting :) ) The problem with Meetup.com is I do believe there is a cost associated with it.As far as the format of the meetings we try to keep them fun and interesting and encourage new members to ask questions.

First, because now I feel the need to lower my ARV from $165K to $155K (to adjust for the many potential buyers that will never consider my rehabbed property after HUD has disclosed the possibility of mold findings, regardless of how well of a job I do remediating it.)

Rights of persons acquiring title by descent or purchase: Any person who acquires title to real property by descent or purchase shall be liable to the same duties and shall have the same rights, powers and remedies in relation to the property as the person from whom title was acquired. 

Apologize and respond with what you are doing to remedy the problem going forward.