In fact, it gets more complicated, right, since the lender/underwriting has to pour over the company's books.

Imagine 5 years from now, she could go to school and add $90K in debt or she could enter the work force and make $200,000.

So I did already have some wiggle room, and I do have the finances to make the additional repairs, but is this just going to turn in to a money pit that I'll always be pouring money into?

This will be a primary residence for us and we'd imagine doing the condo conversion would add equity to the property.

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I imagine a bunch of nerdy guys in a basement doing research for 18 hours a day drinking mountain dew.

Grr...as you can imagine my frustration.

Plus IMHO tape makes you sloppy and makes you think you can simply paint over the tape and then you end up spending way more time cleaning and taping than if you.Get a cup or small container to pour your paint in and carry it with you. 

I am imagining myself in your shoes.

You can imagine what the place smelled like after 2 weeks of unattended cats.