However, just before work was scheduled to start, the foundation company informed us of severe, uncontrollable settlement issues that made repairs unfeasible.Given the significant delays and additional costs this would entail, we made a quick decision to sell the property to another investor.

Arguing never works.Get a good attorney that specializes in landlord/tenant law and accept that it will at times cost money to have them deal with things.

Knowledge is power! 

The one we used one time so far is Chelsea Powers, owner operator of Ohana Cleaning in St.

I received a quote from Foremost which is almost half the cost.

The cost of living is extremely low compared to other cities and you can still many many positive cash flowing and 1% deals here.

Our approach required no renovation investment, highlighting Partner Driven's ability to maximize returns with minimal costs.

Here is a question that we have not dealt with previously.  We are looking at a property that has the typical old interior stairs that are just short of being a ladder (reminds me of Navy ship stairs).  There is room ...

Other properties are showing high costs, but I'm not really sure how to get good comps with this situation

That comes out to 30% of their total closing cost.