My next move is to start looking next door at PA, but the tend to yield lower rents so most of what I've found is a wash. 

While offering more amenities may get you higher rent, it would become a wash when you factor in paying for electricity, water and furniture. 

Therefore a wash. 

Mom is exasperated and wants to wash her hands of everything, but I'm slightly more hopeful.

.), this is a significant expense, especially if a lot of people live in the apartment and/or they have washing machines-- Try to uncover any issues with the city.

We probably need more info, but my interpretation was he planned to save (not exactly raise) the $2M himself.    

Also remember as you wash walls that all that water with nicotine will be dripping down the walls and onto your floors as well as whatwill drip or splash on you.

I don’t want to wait (at 75 years old I can’t afford to wait).it seems as if everything we do has some sort of instant gratification; fast food – the micro wave, drive thru car wash and any information we want immediately with the internet - I want my profit now – I don’t want to wait for appreciation, or to depend on an agent to list my deal and wait for a long time for a suitable contract offer full of contingencies, I don’t want to go through the qualification process – I don’t want my life dependent on some snotty nose bank clerk to approve my loan.

My suggestion of substituting it with the washing machine which was not included in the sale was nixed that the seller needs it and "this is just part of short sale downsides." 

I like having financially solvent HOAs that can take care of repairs.Another complex I'm in just raised the fee