I live in San Diego North County and in my area, a single family starts at 350K and a multi-family starts at ~750K.

Building in general is time consuming and a general PIA.  

Sat in there for a month and a half.

The area is facing an affordable housing and rental crisis with nothing in the market under $250k on the bedroom community side and a median home price over $900k in Jackson. 

I'll paint oil-based Kilz on any exposed char or smoke damage post demo, add new HVAC and plumbing, do a complete rewire, install 3.5 new baths (only 1.5 are new; others will be re-dos) and a new kitchen. 

US property may only be exchanged for other US property and a very few exceptions of territories that include the USVI, Guam, and American Samoa (but not Puerto Rico).  

There is no change of servicer in the scenario described by the OP but if there was, a Goodbye letter from the old servicer must be sent and a Hello letter from the new servicer must be sent. 

Another Massachusetts law is that if it is discovered lead paint and a child lives there under 6 years old, it does not matter if they sign the disclosure form or not....you will be required by law to remediate it. 

You like them personally, as well as professionally.Follow up with them and ask them to a 5-min “coffee and a quick hello”.

There is one set of stairs, which is also carpeted.Home Depot and Lowe's both gave me estimates of a whopping $10,000, and a local floor guy gave me an $8,000 estimate.