The house is 3 level but the basement is not finished, it has a walk-out, electricity and AC, plumbing rough-in for full bathroom - in fact it used to be a fully finished basement but everything was told bare due to water damage a few years back.

Fill dirt is too loose to build on and lacks the hard pan need to build a foundation on without the the possibility of damaging the foundation by the weight of the house. 

House is in Sharon Hills.Concerns include giving former owner, say, a month but then they wasting my time and reigning on the agreement.Furthermore, there is the possibility of them causing property damage.

The only way you are going to prove anything is if you happen to have a picture or some other documentation from when you purchased the place that the damage didn't exist at that time.  

Is that fire damage I'm seeing?

I've represented many clients who've been involved with accident related damages caused by tire blowouts, traffic accidents, road damage, et.al.Equally as important are the knock down and set up crews.

I remember one short sale house we couldn't get inside to view that we bid on ... by the time the bank countered for $10k over our offer we got in to see extensive water damage, so we countered back $10k less than our original offer, and the bank of course passed. 

But it seems to me that if the tenant is in a valid lease and the investor wants them out...we can either see if they've violated their lease by non payment of rent or damages (in which case we can evict) or offer cash for keys...in other words,  if I'm telling the landlord that the tenants need to move,  I want to be able to offer creative solutions because eviction is not always the answer or even an option.  

In my novice opinion, this is what needs to be done to the house:Mold inspection/eradication (water damage from leaking water heater in attic)HVAC neglect (possible mold)10 Fogged Windows (house has numerous large beautiful windows that have become opaque due to moisture)Pressure wash exteriorReplace Carpets (approximately 1500-2000 sq ft)Paint interior walls/sand and paint trimPlumbing hardware has all been removed/needs to be replacedPool filled with excessive amounts of leaves/debris (pump is running)Excessive amounts of trash throughout house yard and pool houseLive Oak growing onto roof (arborist needed)New Sod (currently all weeds)Pool Deck ResurfacingGarage Door Openers have been removedLarge golf ball sized chip on bottom of granite on islandresurface built-insExterminatorPatch holes/cracks in walls (about 10 fist sized holes)Many light fixtures missing (10 or so in closets and bathrooms)smoke alarms missingSo, part of me was disgusted and felt very guilty watching my buddy conduct a walk through via the internet.  

.- What if they damage or steal something?