The cities can issue all the citations they would like but they have little real power to force compliance.

LOLI will not buy a home that the original footprint has been altered or has asbestos siding or where there is more than one of two yard dogs nearby.I can fix a house but not a neighborhood.I love polybutylene, musty, leaking roofs, trees growing in the gutters, cracked foundations,shag carpet, stolen AC's, ripped out electrical and plumbing.

Each of the electrical boxes encased as is on top of the wallboard. 

If there is a facility, you will have a higher electric or heating bill....both to heat and cool the facility and to operate the units.  

Obviously this assumes that there aren't major infrastructure items to be addressed (ie. functioning roof, furnace, hvac, electrical, plumbing etc), but the projects that come to mine for me are painting the interior, granite counters, flooring, and prefab bathroom vanities.Anyone have their list or case studies that they care to share?

Buying retail will cost double. 5) electrical may need to be redone if there is any aluminum wiring.

But look at it this way I'm not a licensed plumber or electrician but I can do plumbing and electrical work in my township without a license as long as I get it inspected and permitted.

Although im no way an expert or experience if i were in that situation i would go ahead and veiw the property just because from what the seller is stating it may be move in ready and not require not much of any repairs besides the thermostat (hope its just that and nothing electrical).if so you may get an investor to puchase just below retail.

She just want 10K and she'll disappear, But she will sign a power of attorney.

But now, I am releasing a tool that is so powerful, when they walk in the door and are assigned to an advocate like myself, I write them an award letter stating I will pay rent for 1 year, then they get onto a platform that draws them a road map of every property that will except them and they get the keys the same day.