My thought is did the power company put that pole in before the cut, or after.If it was after, perhaps the pole goes extra deep, down through the hilly area and below the ground level of the driveway.If it was before the cut, will a retaining wall be enough to hold back the leverage of a big storm, or will you have a downed pole and a bunch of scattered blocks.Leverage is a powerful thing.Cost to move the pole might be less than a wall, but you still have a septic tank in that hillside.If that starts to wash out, it will be unpleasant, but maybe you could move it somewhere else if that happens.Just my 2 cents. 

$3500 to $4000 is what it will cost you and if you don't have the cash you are in deep crap!!

Replace the drywall, don't add base boards yet.You can't sell to a standard buyer without it cleaned up.

Then at walk through the buyer had the nerve to say the house was dirty and wanted it cleaned, carpet too. 

I sent her an email reminding her to pay the outstanding rent plus the late fee, and a move out letter spelling out all her responsibilities to clean up and return all the keys/misc.

Painted complete interior/exterior (mostly self, hired for some interior work), removed wallpaper (hired contractor), installed fixtures (self), installed new appliances (self), installed flooring throughout (hired contractor), and cleaned up and updated landscaping (self).

Once you get more experience you can look at City of Detroit properties with higher cashflow -- but also higher risks.You may want to follow our "Deep Dive" series we're doing about Metro Detroit cities and City of Detroit Neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

oThe kicker is that, you only have 2 YEARS to unwind any deals that your IRA has already invested in or the entire account becomes taxable and you’ve lost all the benefits of having an IRA.oYou might need to sell your existing positions (at a DEEP discount) to get out of a deal before time runs out.

I cleaned the property and lot up and repaired the structure and it was not in as bad as shape as I originally thought.

@Pierre Preston Bigger Pockets does a deep due diligence on these lenders before they are allowed to sign contracts to be featured.