If I could find a way to bet on it I would-  mountain house, Ca here I come ; )

Your best bet is to correct the issues and get it looking good.

You're right about the neighbors being your best bet, though depending on the location of the parcel, I have heard of some people putting billboards up on their crap pieces of vacant land and renting the billboard space out...Hope that helps a little

The seller would then further explain her statement as some people are emotionally charged and poor communicators.

I don't know of any pattern block.Your best bet is to hit the internet and search for images of what your like and then drill down to local suppliers. 

But I would not be willing to bet on that.

I bet it's such a huge relief to see you were right.

There may not have been but I would bet there were multiple red flags 2 years ago before the lease signing that were over looked.

@Brendan MorinKiyosaki mentions in Rich Dad Poor Dad that his wife wanted a new Benz so he bought real estate and used the cash flow to make the car payment.  

hi jeremy. i would agree with bill. i would bet the downspout was draining right next to the foundation which is completely against the whole point of a downspout. you want to devert water away from the house, not dump huge amounts of water right next to the house......lol. i would have to say, from a home inspectors point of view, the water has probably eroded the soil beneath the footing and caused the footing to collapse, allowing the foundation to crack and collapse with it. you could get away with just tuck pointing it, but it will come back. the repairs could be extensive and expensive and jacking the house could be involved. it could also involve a small area of the footing/ foundation and allow you to rebuild just that area too. hard to say without actually being there. check with a local structural engineer and weigh the costs verses the value of the house. after all, thats what real estate investing gets down to. good luck to you