Six months later, I viewed it again and put in an offer. 

There is a difference between cost and price, “Pay the price now to avoid the cost later”.

Last month I had an unexpected replacement of sewer lateral $6500 and new HVAC of $4100. 

That dept of ag link again adresses ADA issues which are not applicable to residential real estate.Residential real estate is governed by the Fair Housing Act and its later ammendments. 

Write down every strategy you hear, and bring it to the forums or blog posts later to do some more research!

The loan is for 12 months with no pre payment penalty so I’m shooting for sooner rather than later.

Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

The main reason is the challenge you'll face when trying to resell it later. 

I believe the "evidence" is pretty strong that rent control doesn't work (of course, I'm preaching to the choir, and will say later why I think RC is actually good from a messaging standpoint).

we have cash (just not enough to pay him 80k) but seller, for whatever reason, only wanted 80K at close and 20K payable 24 months later.