In any event, if the seller is confident the deal will close with a week or two extension, it would of course make sense to extend as opposed to trying to start over finding a new buyer.

You can also release the leads you can't, or won't help, back to Opcity.

solves the electrical problems extended all of the outlets and plumbing issues as well and less costly to finish. 

I mean I can see the appeal of owning one free and clear (and can think of a couple of reasons) but if it can't be done at the moment it can't be done.Not sure who you are getting the loan from but you might want to be sure that if you pay down a chunk (or want to sell off one of them after a while) you can get a partial release to free up that piece. 

If possible check with prison she's at and find out how you can have her sign a release that will let you let someone pick up her stuff and that she had to vacate .  

The owner would either have to fight the liens or they would be paid (to you) and released when the property sells... 

Set up a tablet or laptop.

This is really tough for locals to afford.We've never banked on, or could have anticipated, such steady double digit appreciation for such a extended run, but I do think it's time to move over Hoosier pass to Park county.

Needless to say, between the extended period of time it was going to take to get approved, all the while I'm not receiving rent, plus the cost for meaningless fixes, plus the lower than market rent, I noped out of there very quickly. 

We also used the opportunity provided by the extend of the demolition to do the following:Install a free-floating, insulated (R10) subfloor (a first for us) over the slab on the main level;move the laundry under the stairs to the second level - a better use of space than the deep sloped ceiling closet that was there;resize kitchen - we made the kitchen 42" longer, but this necessitated moving the electrical panel into an 18" upper cabinet;reconfigure the bathroom - with the laundry not moved out of the bathroom, we made the bathroom a little deeper (about 6"); moved the toilet slightly; shifted the tub about 18" and moved the vanity to the other side of the room;reduce the size of the living room window to an 18" transom window giving much more usable wall space;replace the broken windows with Energy Star certified windows tuned for their exposure;build an entertainment feature wall on the living room side of the stairwell.open-up both sides of the stair well (living room and hall by bathroom) - this allows for better air circulation - a necessity when we install the heat pump.Here are a few select shots of the process:Demolition begins:Repairing sections of wall:All electrical and data network runs were installed, then next came the insulation:We finished shifting our plumbing and patching the slab.Next we "leveled" the slab ... ok, we made it better ... and laid the subfloor:Note that we installed 4" high, plywood spacers around the perimeter to keep the floor ~1/2" away from the external walls.