A lot of moving parts in this situation so I would recommend hiring a RE attorney that practices in the county the home is located in.  I

This also delays you while they are deciding what to do with you.Doing unpermitted work on your primary residence that you are going to live in is one thing.

Shortly after moving in, I realized my crawl space/ unfinished basement had some issue with foundation and floor support.

And then you owe the rest at tax time (10-30% depending on the state you're in I believe).

The area is about 2 blocks from the incoming Worcester Red Sox stadium coming in. I

I look for deals with a CoCR of 10% or better.The CoCR formula is pretty simple: Annual_Cash_Out / Annual_Cash_In.Annual Cash Out is typically Rents minus Expenses (Maintenance, Management, Taxes, Insurance, Repairs and Capital Expenditures) minus any Debt Service.Annual Cash In is Acquisition Cost plus Closing Costs + Rehab Expense).So, when I'm presented with a possible rental deal, I assign numerical values to all these variables except one: Acquisition Cost.

I know if we're truly worried about leaving money in the deal then we should be buying with more conservative margins, I'm not worried about leaving cash in I just want to be more accurate. 

The market I buy and hold in is very "affordable" ARV's ranging from 90-140k.

It’s been on the market just 3 days with 6+ showings so I’m feeling pretty good.I’ve got a lot of work to do on the new house which is a single family, walking distance to mass transit, but once we settle in I want to start looking at more opportunities.Jim

The area it's in is one of the most lucrative areas in NJ with average home values going up 25% in the past 2-3 years.