While reviewing the violation folder of this property which is now over an inch thick, one of the officers in charge said he remembered that property and the "rear addition was illegal".

The paint is in OK shape except for an 8-inch hole in the living room drywall, and some chipping around the window sill where the seller had taped giant plastic sheets (???).

Even if you have a hydrant put in next to your property if it does not meet their standards you will have to sprinkle.When we build subdivisions we must prove 1500 GPM fire flow  this is pretty much UBC standards.. one development I did I had to bring a 10 inch main almost a mile across town to tie into our system to create the fire flow other wise we could not build the sub..

Saving $30-$40 an hour in doing the work yourself isnt really saving if it takes you three times the amount of time and a third of that is just travel.There is money to be made in CH's but work on getting a team and using the value of your time to create your strategy on how much you have to invest for the overall purchase and rehab.

The house had a damaged roof, every drywall, the floors, the AC duct - almost every inch inside was full of mold.

I think that stuff will eventually work it's way out of the market and prices may inch higher again. 

Yes, I think it needs to be at least 12 inches wider and taller. 

@Craig Jameshttp://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/4033562...IKEA EKBACKEN $79 for a 74 inch piece, it is a laminated flat top counter with finished edges.

(old) Tank lids are often buried,,,usually few inches to a couple feet down. 

Do we have a cleaning crew come of some kind come in and deep clean every square inch first, then clean again at the end, or do we do the rehab work and then clean all at one time?