Even though they are a private business, they get money from the City of Oakland, the City of Berkeley, and HUD - to "prevent homelessness".

The unfinished tile area only has one thin ply nailed to the wall.My opinion: Preventative measures are warranted as far as the potential for mold.

I'm also trying to avoid unnecessary work where and when I can.

I had to file Chapter 7 2-3 years ago to prevent my lender from auctioning my house the next day.

As for the other, I don't know your area but maybe get an inspector or mentor involved to help with your investigations and search… you will learn the major things to look for as you get experience but until then get a pro to help and prevent some of the mistakes that many of us wish we had prevented :) Good luck to you!

My main struggle or conflict is how to start with very low funds, and I will soon have my own personal mortgage/loan, so I'm afraid it will prevent me from getting another loan to try my first flip.

The state contract doesn't appear to have some of that wording in it.I don't want to take any unnecessary liabilities and want to do 60 day options, so is there a way to use the official state contract with a realtor and not assume any unnecessary liabilities?

If the basement leaks, but there is a drain in the center which typically prevents it from flooding up, would you add a $1000 sub pump anyways?

And prevent damage.

Should you ever decide to rehab an out of state property before renting it, I'll link to a blog post I wrote on the topic of my first out-of-state rehab: more specifically, about the issues I ran into and how they could have been prevented.