I think I will sit down and have a candid conversation with her.

They may have a disclaimer, but its worth a conversation asking why they failed to include these items in their report.

One I can suggest is storing your tools and other items at another location.Charles also made a good point at there being a line between investor and business owner.I'm not very conservative in my opinions; however, the big line depends upon if you are an RE professional or not.Uwe K.

Guess that will give you a few more items for you to consider.

A few years ago the same conversation was revived, but nothing ever happened.I find the future for both areas to be bleak.

Marie Poe, Tim BreemsI had some initial conversation with the tenant just to figure out what his intention is but have not offered anything yet.

As others said, your agreement could state that the buyer pays all of these items.

The roi mentioned might be nice, but isn't likely long term, because the seller is leaving off a couple of key items - maintenance (beyond mowing the lawn), and vacancy.

You jump through that hoop and then Friday at 3 PM they add another hoop or item to get back to them ASAP.

At the very least, have the closing company or attorney hold money in escrow pending the seller's providing these items.