or would it be reasonable to expect the expansive clay to dry out over time after grading is corrected thus fixing the slab?

.), or condemned (or should be condemned due to dry rot or etc)...?

My thinking is that with conventional bank financing drying up and with sellers becoming more and more motivated, seller financing will become a crucial tactic for investors without the liquidity for a cash purchase.Could you please explain how you went about finding that deal in Ft.

Don't count on finishing the basement unless it's uncommonly dry at that location.-  ARVs range pretty drastically based on the area of Pittsburgh.

i run ceramiic/porcelain tiles under the cabinets mainly due to the height difference for the dishwasher. i run vinyl up to the cabinets because if there is a leak, the vinyl will trap water and rot the wood.if you dont have it under the cabinet you will get water in the basement and it will tell you there is a leak. if i was to put vinyl under the cabinets, i'd do a few long cuts with a saw to allow water to leak out if there was ever a leak.

In our discussion he mentioned he's running into trouble with title companies doing a double closing/simultaneous, especially a dry closing (where you float funds from the end buyer to purchase from the seller).

Going to condense the story as much as possible so it's not horribly TL;DR. I

But now that cash has dried up and rates have shot up.

I bought cheap Home Depot cabinets to replace rotting ones and used the old doors on it.

There was leaking from the roof down to the seal plate in the basement which rotted one of the walls in the lower bedroom.