It is an extremely strong seller's market.For buyers, expect multiple offer situations - IF - you can actually find a property. 

What the OP is proposing is becoming more and more common and there are multiple discussions on it within the BP forums.

- It's only good for food haha).The quotes came back as such: $5500, $6400 and $7800 for a new 3 ton unit and installation..I was appalled as these prices didn't sit right with me so I decided to take matters into my own hands and do some on the ground research since I just so happened to be in Houston that weekend.They say your network is equal to your net-worth so I immediately reached out to my network of investors and got the contact of a formidable handy man in the area.We were able to cut out the multiple middlemen and go straight to the wholesale distributor (cutting off all middle men would mean going straight to the manufacturer but it's not possible to buy one off units from them).I paid $1000 for a brand new 3 ton unit and was charged $500 for the labor of the handyman...Needless to say, I'll be working with this handyman for future projects and repairs..Total cost - $1500 and 2 hours of my timeTotal savings - ~$6000Because of my spidey sense and network, I was able to save a ton of money, form a new relationship in the process, acquire a connect with the wholesale distributor and write this article..

They are also subject to rules governing service termina­tions to multiple dwellings, customer security deposits, payment agencies, back-billing and the refund of overpayments.Municipally owned water suppliers (those of cities, towns, villages, etc.) are not governed by the Public Service Law.

If you're currently bogged down by student loans, please request being put on an income-based repayment plan and consolidating multiple loans (if you have more than one of course).   

Working with an investor in Maryland who has multiple units for sale, could do seller financing on just one or bring in another person outside my LLC to try to buy everything to get the best discount possible.

You'll need to either call to small banks for this type of a loan or work with a mortgage broker - specifically, a loan officer that works with multiple banks. 

The engineers' opinion initially should speak to the severity of the issue.I'd break down an engineering engagement into 2 parts:First would be an initial visit and rendering an opinion on the severity and possible approaches in design to remedy.2nd would be the actual design and cost opinion(s) to remedy.If you're pretty serious about the house, I think if you pay the $250-500 that I think you'd likely need to do the first, that would be a GREAT investment more than likely from what you're describing. 

I personally have multiple plans-401k, multiple Roth and traditional IRAs, HSA, and several CESAs.

(the owner says no realtor/wholesaler so I'm not sure if we still can engage with an agent)-HS