Here in Denver, they are being built with completely separate roofs, landscaping, garages, etc., so that might be something to look for.Are you going to rent out rooms to house hack it then? 

Last time I checked, Cities don't move lighting fast.

Not in the hood, I had a couple of long steel poles installed like is used in fence and had vandal proof cameras and metal halide lights installed on the poles with the lights.

Of course they never found it and the city of Harrisburg eventually went bankrupt due to the massive expenditure of placing the official USA Today “#1 City in the USA” graphic on every police car, ambulance, uniform, fire truck, building, park bench, police dog, memorial statue, lamppost, street light, crossing guard, trash truck… you get the point.

Key to Urban logging and I spent a decade buying and selling and developing timber land in ORegon.. is the fallers start day break sat. morn.. and finish up last light on Sunday night.can't glue the tree's back up..

Hi @Lacee BeitlerI know/have talked to a few people doing this recently, but to be successful it seems to need to be near the light rail line, the North Side (for sporting events), or in South Side/Lawrenceville/Shady Side/etc.Also, just make sure you hold back the 7% tax.

That means bringing all electrical up to code and it may be worth more than what you can sell the house for depending on the location.If they are pumping water out of the basement - it could be a simple matter of putting in a $6,000 "waterproofing solution" (installing drainage tiles pointing water to a sump pump) to a $12,000+ repair of putting in structural steel to support a collapsing basement wall due to hydrostatic cracking occurring on the foundation.I would tread lightly on this deal.  

I was going to make the offer on contingency that they get the lights cut on. so I can have it inspected.  

perform a light sand and recoat every few years and they will last forever.

Just sold a foreclosure listing where the bank did $85k+ in renovations including 2 completely new bathrooms, upgraded the kitchen, roof, HVAC, redid the floors, and even landscaping.