@Kenneth Hynes, The first thing to do is to go over the current lease in detail and ensure all the correct provisions and protections are in place.

I've had three other clients pay rent since the debacle with erentpayment and those were processed by erentpayment correctly. 

So it was a one time correctable event.I'll ask about the gutters, didn't see anything on those. 

I am confused on who is correct...

Correct ans is not what you expect.

As to the landlord, I guess you're all correct in that she was just relaying the "concerns" and I should simply take it for what it's worth as well.I guess that's all simple enough. :)Anyway.

If you paid for it as if it was performing and had equity then yes- if you bid it based on it being upside down then it’s risk vs reward.

It's no fun when I am buying a property and I have to correct the contract.

You have probably figured this out now but you really wasted your inspection money and for sure your structural engineer money because you were not able to take that information and get bids from contractors to repair the items.

This would mean digging a hole in the right place and planting the existing mailbox at the correct position.