That's what has always concerned me with getting a property subject-to. 

@Sandee SampsonA construction attorney would be who to contact but you are going to spend a lot more than $7000 in getting this resolved against a builder.Also let’s say you win, the courts could also say you didn’t pay for a retaining wall which is needed so it’s a betterment to the property so you would still need to pay for the wall and they would be responsible for some soil etc.

:I would have a landscaper visit the property..

So just to clarify- I can deduct the cash investment I put into this flip as COGS when I go to sell the property if it takes more than 1 year to flip? 

I personally wont buy a property unless it has a minimum 40% Cash on cash return.

I spoke with the listing agent and we went back and forth with the owners who inherited the property.

A HELOC may be an option but I'm full time real estate (no W2) and have a couple properties and my DTI is relatively high. 

Other items such as having accounts in a foreign country.If you are single/married, with a few W-2's, interest/dividend accounts with one rental property.

Acquired 1-bedroom rental property, generating 30%+ cash-on-cash return.

I had been living in a PadSplit and was able to save enough to buy a property so I bought this one and house hacked it as a 4/2 using the PadSplit platform.