(So are selelrs... if you know what you are doing).If you want to find selelrs you need to be able to be in front of them when they are in need to sell "urgently".So now the question becomes..

In the end, good contractors are much to busy for a request like this and so are good handymen, so a handyman who is retired and likes to tinker is your best bet.

When you put 5 people in the equation, the chances that perspectives will change even within the first year or so are very high.

And if so, are you considering DIY or joining into a fund? 

In many cases the old circuits were only taped together with old cloth tape & rarely have a box cover plate, so are definitely potential fire hazards. 

So are there any buyers in western ny area

I'm not expecting to see vacancy soar in the same way it did.

If debt starts to go bad it could mean massive deflation and ultimately a repricing of all the assets the fed has supported these last 10 years, aka japan in mid nineties with real estate never(as of yet) recovering.If they succeed it means asset prices and gold will soar!

And if so are you willing to take on that financial and potentially legal liability should the worst case be realized. 

And if so, are you considering DIY or joining into a fund?