Just look at the debate we're habing over lumber - thats just one material and we've barely scratched the surface.

The seller, on the surface seems motivated, as there are some health issues that have recently popped up.

Now I realize the amount of due diligence they do barely scratches the surface, especially after seeing the extensive checklist Elliot provided.

That's (1/6) the dry surface area of the planet.A lady in Australia named Gina Rinehart owns 23 million acres of land.Ted Turner owns 2 million acres.The LDS Church owns more than 1.7 million acres.Bill Gates owns 270,000 acres of American farmland.The investment firm BlackRock owns the majority of single family houses in the country.Just saying.

They had to cut and remove any surface or areas where bodily waste was found, clean the area with special cleaning liquids, and filter the air with o-zone machines.Some of you may be thinking what about the tenants possession?

Ground preparation- need a support surface otherwise they will sink into the ground.  

On the surface the idea you get either high interest rate or a property just for the amount of the taxes sounds great.

But you don't have to gut, fish wires and if fishing doesn't work, like cross ceiling joists, then maybe use wire mold, surface mount.

If there's enough on the visual surface for me to be concerned about, there's likely a whole lot under the floor and behind the walls that would tank me on this deal.

I believe the EPA regulation applied to installers disturbing more than 6 SF of flooring coated surfaces-in case there is lead in the coating.