But in my area they are in so much worse areas of town than condos for similar price per door.

New siding, windows, paint, carpet, kitchens, baths, doors, trim, etc.

.* Photos (depending on the location of the property) - tape photos of the property to the inside window closest to the front door

Usually the biggest issue in a longer move like yours is drywall repair at wall seams and around door frames.

Closing the door on decades of tax free growth to protect against economic calamities that may or may not be realized is putting quite a few eggs in one basket.

Our first and only flip: we bought a foreclosure, closed on a Tuesday, on Friday a lady knocked on the door while we were painting (we put a FSBO sign in the yard day of closing), said her moving van is on the way from out of state, her house purchase fell through, she'll pay all cash and could we have it finished and closed by the next Friday?

When we went outside to open the garage door there is a wall in there that would be the back of the bedroom and the garage is no longer big enough to hold a car (well, maybe a Smart car LOL!)

Even if I approached all of the folks cited in the amendment or went door-to-door how would I know who is authorized to put something in writing if the lady that is the representative is not of sound mind?

All doors and trim and so on.

If he paid 58k and failed to do anything to bring the apts out of the 70's its safe to assume that there is a 3k to 4k per door minimum in upgrades to bring it up to date back into this century.