Specifically I think a lot about the smells that travel through the duct work between the units.

The app stopped working on my Android.

Quote from @Felicia Nitu: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: hope it works.. but throwing in the affordable housing requirement a lot of times kills the project right there.Also at least in markets I have worked the time lines START from completed submission.. you make your submission and then get an incomplete letter this goes on for months and months soo time lines still extend.. but at least its a step in the right direction hope if works.Hi Jay, the affordable housing requirement can definitely be a dealbreaker for some projects.

I cant speak for what this seller will or wont do, but my suspicion is that an offer accompanied by a balance sheet or list of collateral and not liquid funds wont fly - it wouldnt with me. 

As a civil engineer I would recommend finding an engineer that has done work in this region before. 

Also the water heater was not working which also caused the HVAC not to work as it was on a heat pump system.

Perhaps we "buy" the house from them for the $328K balance to satisfy the lender and don't need a large down payment and then have a separate contract with them to pay $x per month until we've paid the full $172K amount.

It may pencil out if you're building an extra unit, but just a single bedroom is not going to work.

I am quite interested in this property for multiple reasons , but the math isnt working.

Quote from @Jonathan Honohan: Mortgage brokers: What do you love about the lenders you work with, and what drives you crazy?