For example you can not finance properties with health and safety issues for example no heat source, no flooring, broken windows, no stair railing, no smoke or CO2 detectors, pool with green water or empty, bars on windows that do not have safety latches and other things.Q.

There were diagonal cracks throughout most of the walls in each room, and in the basement one of the exterior walls had like a 1-1 1/2 foot crack in the block starting at the floor and there was a small ammount of water running from that to the middle of the room.

Lots of broken windows and soiled floors, and likely structural/foundation issues as it was built in the 1920's.

That way establish a small network of plumbers, electricians, painters, floor personnel.

Flooring and all and now it has new carpet pergola laminate and tile.My question is how should I go about getting funds for a down payment for property 2?

Things I will hold off on is new flooring especially if I have a good belief that the tenant will wreck it again anyway. it is 16 degree below zero currently in my town about 40 below with wind chill.

For permits you can fill out this form:http://www.sandiego.gov/development-services/industry/buildrecords.shtmlor for quicker response i would just head over to the development services office on 1st Ave and try talking to someone on 2nd floor where they have building records.

The leak went through the 2nd floor tenant's floor, dripped down to the 1st floor and created water seeping along the path of least resistance (i.e. the part that separates the giant drywall pieces).

One of the floors almost collapsed in a bathroom and faulty piping caused property damage for another tenant.Don't know how inspector missed it.

I knew it was gonna take some work, but it got real pretty quick.The kitchen floor had stick tiles, then 1/4" lauan, then 3/4" original hardwood, then a 3/4" plank subfloor.