Nobody then has to do it alone.Usually properties around 10K are stripped of anything valuable: plumbing, wiring (walls torn open for that), heating system, water heater, kitchen cabinets.In those neighborhoods you'll want to have a wireless alarm system, or they will tear out overnight anything that you've put in during the day.

I would love to be a fly-on-the-wall during your meetings. 

The next 5 are on 15 year notes at 5% that adjust to Wall Street journal + prime every 5 years.

I don't like what their teeth and claws and pee and poop do to my property doors, door jambs, walls, wood floors, vinyl, carpets, window blinds, flower beds (cat poop and scratching), and back yard (dog poop and digging).  

The writing was on the wall, it didn't get to court, she just paid it.I have been personally involved in business sales with RE that were more involved where what was originally agreed to couldn't be met as originally thought, at the fault of buyers and sellers and I'd have to hold things together instead of having one party sue another, adjustments to price usually cure the problem.

No reasoning for the low offer other than they want to throw a bunch of crap at the wall and see what sticks.

Parts of the ceiling are falling down in one room, with wallpaper sloughing off the walls, signs of water damage in various other parts of the house.  

There are a lot of developers and flippers in my area that put their personal touch on a project i.e. green front door, tiled accent wall, etc

24/7 Wall St did a review of what cities have had the best economic recovery since 2010.

To level off that kind of dirt to bring it close to street level would require very expensive grading and likely a retaining wall.