Not having any functioning showers, toilets, kitchen sink, etc could easily be interpreted as not being habitable.

I don't want to make a habit of finding any old properties to show investors because I want them to take me seriously.

., you have an implied warranty of habitability.

What you intend to do with the property is vital.

Thank you start by reading property inspection, and run general quotes on how much is to fix things.Have a habit of reading property inspection daily.

If you have goals, and are having trouble reaching them or implementing them two books I would recommend is "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg and "The One Thing" by Gary Keller.The One Thing will help you focus on the highest priority items.

While it can be vital to have a worst case scenario in mind when making an offer, simply using a from the hip "full rehab" number just misses the mark.You need to be making informed decisions with realistic numbers.

You don't want to get into the habit of issuing credits for every maintenance issue that arises.  

I'd like to get into good habits now before I have more properties and a greater need for a better system.

We declined to do so because since she called the contract illegal and will not do her part in keeping the place habitable (I know we were there for 1.3 yrs) by repair the electrical and we're not going thru another hot summer b/c we can't install the HVAC unit w/o the electrical being done. but now she's selling the house but no one is interested for her asking price because her mortgage is about $40k more that what the house is actually worth and she bought the house as a rental property knowing this...actually she owns about 4 houses that she is trying to get rid of b/c she realized that she got in over her head and has no $$$ to repair any of her property...I bear no ill will against her b/c she has helped us out a lot, but I feel that we should get our$1500 back because she made the contract null and void b/c she refused to do her part in fixing the electricalany help?