Despite the feasibility of installing necessary equipment at the site affecting the decision.

Install a camera.

However if the problem is black iron or galvanized steel piping that has rusted through or a  copper line which has sprung a leak, it may be an harbinger of things to come {around here many systems were installed or repaired in the 1960s/70s using thin-walled copper pipe which, 50years later, has started to develop pinhole leaks}.

is pex possible to install without ripping walls out?

Projects include refinish hardwood flooring, bathroom and kitchen facelift, tile shower, install can lighting, etc.

So I was thinking of maybe just adding a bathroom, installing drywall, flooring and some windows and calling it a day.Is anyone familiar with instances where folks have leased similar spaces as storage/artist studios/workshops etc?

My contractor installed it.

Thanks for the response.As crazy as this sounds, a family member actually owns the largest solar panel installer in the tri-state.

You can do all the things @Dave Foster says, or you could also do a monetized installment sale and take the money and do whatever you want with it.

Insurance did require there being some electrical updating but it did not require us to remove all K&TK&T was installed around the time of the Ford Model T.