I'd bet you can probably open it in Excel one way or another. 

The successful ones were involved in community activities, sports, and business gatherings.

Best bet would be to spend a few hundred bucks to have a structrual engineer have a look and tell you want to do.

You just have to think what that is.Like you said, most people had to work really hard to get where they are.I'm a firm believer that you create your own luck.I bet that if you really applied yourself and worked really hard in RE you would do just great my friend.

I bet you will be able to get a bunch of help but we need a bit more to go off of.

I bet it was a great, albeit painful at times, learning experience.

I am willing to bet that home we last another 100 years.Four, Do an internet search on the Philadelphia Row Home manuel. 

They are usually your best bet.  

Oh please, I bet next you're going to lecture us on how he needs to "take control of his personal finances before investing"I think it's obvious what this guy needs next - a hard money loan. 

Now to PROVE that a seller knowingly knew a material fact and did not disclose it or hid something is a very high bar to reach in court.In the purchase and sale there is generally a section that absolves the brokers of any liability and that it is upon the buyer to investigate things and use the proper experts accordingly.Your best bet at this point might be to pay  a few hundred to a commercial litigation attorney  not to do litigation, as that is extremely expensive, but have them review your case.