I hope it is someone that just wants to retire or get out of the game so that seller financing would be more appealing.

The idea of your success and return being directly tied to how much effort you put in, just appeals to me so much.  

That being said, Kitchens, Curb Appeal,and Master Baths seem to be universally agreed upon items that'll help stir up interest and emotions when people look to buy a house.

I need to make an appeal by July 31st so it's a bit time sensitive. 

If this happens it's going to put me at a negative cash flow position.I want to make an appeal but I dont know how to go about doing so or if I even have a case to make.

With $10k, I think you'd be better off investing out of state where things are less expensive or consider investing in a fund or syndication that invests in something that appeals to you. 

Even though the entry looks appealing there is just to much that can go wrong.  

Bad for curb appeal!

On top of that, the development of the high-speed railway going from NYC to DC will make the less expensive metropolitan Philly all the more appealing to live in. 

I am doing less than 10k of foundation work on a two-story 2 BR, 1.5 BA now and it is sagging 3/4 inch on one side.The main question I have is why did the contractor not say anything and visually wasn't this apparent the whole time?