@Karen Margrave @John WeidnerCO allows you drop any disclosures if it was certified as clean by a certified lab, BUT, realistically if you don't disclose your name is pretty much mud because they will find out. 

I could see a lot of entry level folks working in those hospitals/universities being forced to go South due to rising rents in West Philly (by 30th Street and beyond) so Grays Ferry would be the natural progression to remain close and have reasonable rents.

So the natural thought pattern was convert.. 

A CPA is a Certified Public Accountant, not public as in working for the general public as clients, but in giving public accounting requirements of corporate financial statements, it's a bit of overkill for a small RE investor.

If the underwriting is following Fannie Mae guidelines, then this section applies: B2-3-01, General Property Eligibility; Property Requirements (pg. 273): The mortgaged premises must beresidential in nature as defined by the characteristics of the property and surrounding market area (see B4-1.3-03, Neighborhood Section of the Appraisal Report) ...suitable for year-round use.Seems like you should be Okay. https://www.fanniemae.com/content/guide/sel041514.pdf

Last Friday, I received a certified letter from a neighbor informing me his small dogs were almost attacked by my tenant's "dangerous dog" a mixed breed.

So whatever flooring--do not disturb them (or have a certified asbestos firm remove them and test--but pricey). 

I am pretty sure it is a natural gas pipe, and I want to find the products that hook up to it.

If you look at how the sun shines and the wind blows there, and think of the space as an outdoor room to be lit and warmed by the sun, and cooled by shade and breezes, the natural solution will probably become apparent.Have a ball!

Maybe it will cost $75 + 2 hours.Let mother nature do her job with sun and rain.