@Nuhan Demirkan:Thanks for the good advice,Just to close and report the result of this transaction.

A buddy of mine had his insurance fixed a differential settlement on his 2500sf house in Coral Springs two years ago, the price tag, engineering report alone was $4,000 (and pretty ****** engineering), repair was $23,000.Now, if its just a spot, that rotted at one end of the door, due to a beam failure right under that spot and the rest of the house is level and square, then a carpenter and a series of bottle jacks may be your answer, doesn't appear to be the case here, though.

.@5DAYSAPPRAISAL (estimated)$650.00CREDIT REPORT$21.00ESTIMATED PER DIEM INTEREST:240.09ADMINISTRATION FEE$995.00Mortgage Insurance Premium$1,200.00PROCESSING FEEHazard Insurance PremiumDOCUMENT PREP FEE(First year, estimated.

There's too much positive news, positive mindedness in the seller to settle for just signing the deed over (any more).

Also below are links about some Detroit's current funding and investment and where its going.Detroit to get $300 million in federal help - Sep. 27, 2013 - CNN Moneyhttp://money.cnn.com/2013/09/27/news/economy/detroit-federal-help/Ford Foundation donates money to help Detroit manage its federal grantshttp://michiganradio.org/post/ford-foundation-donates-money-help-detroit-manage-its-federal-grantsBill Pulte: From Home Builder to Detroit's Unlikely Blight Busterhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/10/09/bill-pulte-detroits-unlikely-blight-buster/Gilbert: Tear Down All Of Detroit’s Abandoned Homes At Oncehttp://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/10/01/gilbert-tear-down-all-of-detroits-abandoned-homes-at-once/Plan to eliminate blight in Detroit may top $1 billion, task force sayshttp://www.freep.com/article/20131212/BUSINESS06/312120137/Detroit-blight-Quicken-GilbertDetroit bankruptcy judge orders company to stop collecting casino revenue (Access to about $180 million a year that was flowing to creditors from its casinos)http://whtc.com/news/articles/2013/aug/29/detroit-bankruptcy-judge-orders-company-to-stop-collecting-casino-revenue/http://www.freep.com/article/20130903/NEWS01/309030148/Kevyn-Orr-William-Buckfire-depositions-Detroit-bankruptcyFederal, Foundation, City and Corporate Investment Areas in Detroithttp://datadrivendetroit.org/web_ftp/Data_Mapping/InvestmentAreas.pdfThe Auto Industry Bailouthttp://useconomy.about.com/od/criticalssues/a/auto_bailout.htm

Update/conclusion: Glad to report that in the end it was relatively painless.

Finding good, reliable contractors was difficult, but the good news is they all know each other, so once you find a couple that you know do quality work, show up on time, finish the job, and have competitive prices, they can point you to other people they have worked with in the past.

Just run a different report.

I also ask for the turn key co's inspection report and compare the two.You would need to do some due diligence on the turn key company though.

@David Beard I was going to be on title so was planning on reporting this as a short-term capital gain.