Have your Real get a contract over there to size up issues and costs of repair. 

This is why tax planning is so important to help avoid some of these issues before they become issues.

Their issues are now your issues and you gotta pay them and Uncle Sam for that opportunity. 

Is the crawlspace being inaccessible a reason for delay or not fixing the issue? 

Who knows.Another option would be to buy a small parcel and slowly build a house with/for him and pull owner permits.

Very very different tenants, costs to operate and jurisdictional issues. 

The California Association of Real Estate purchase & sale agreement has a "subject to" section.The most important issues are to proper disclosures to your seller so they understand the pro's & cons of entering into this type of agreement.

I have a tenant who has caused issues for me from the day she moved in.

so I started another thread on that topic (I'd be interested in hearing people's thoughts on the issue).

., including Columbus, OH.An assessor ("auditor" in OH - https://property.franklincountyauditor.com/_web/search/commo...) determines value and enforces the millage rate; the commissioner ("treasurer" in OH - https://treapropsearch.franklincountyohio.gov/) issues the tax bills and collects payments.