Printing a concrete home in a lab is “easy” printing when one day it’s hot humid and raining and next day is cool and dry wills create significant problems.I still think 2030 would be a better timeframe to see some movement in 3d printed homes

Towns/cities can have unsecured grants dry up in a heartbeat and then you could be stuck with a property in a way off the beaten path community like I was.

Lastly, if you really want to do renovations, check out the local trade school and go take some classes on electrical, or plumbing, dry wall, learn how to hang cabinets.. all this stuff you will be paying for -- why not learn to do it yourself?   

Keep your dry powder for a better time.

The manager was old and almost had a heart attack a few times when he came running up the stairs like a mad man to the 2nd floor because my wife used the swimming pool and hung a towel on the balcony to dry.

This will help ensure you don't end up with a property that will suck you dry! 

Wait till the people over leveraged are dry, and I haven't heard or seen much of this, so this is the first.

If you sit on the sidelines with your powder dry, what will be the trigger to get back in or are you going elsewhere?

Allow it to dry, touch up any spots that need it and repaint with ceiling paint.The TSP option will wind up pulling your ceiling off anyway so I have not used TSP on ceilings - walls yes or ceilings that are drywall or plaster but not texture.

If its on a crawl space it could be an easy fix, also I dont know what kind of soil you have in San Diego.