I am thinking of removing it so I don't take the responsibility to maintain it and the liability of the safety issue.

It insured the GC doesn’t have any liens or major lawsuits, insures they follow proper safety protocols and Ada requirements, insured he Carrie’s workers comp and hires subs that carry it.

Being 55k off on renovation estimates is likely a BIG % to be off....Prioritize what has to happen NOW to be able to rent the property and plan and budget for what can happen later.And get some more estimates....HELOC, construction loan...play the lottery...

If it were an issue of safety, why doesn't she ask you to remove him so that all three women would be safe?

I'm not willing to put up with a tenant who cannot prioritize their personal finances sufficiently to pay for shelter first.I also decided that I'm no longer willing to tolerate hearing "it's in the mail" from another tenant, so I use a bank branch deposit system.

Be sure to tie it off for safety of course... and have a gutter guard insert to put into the gutter so you don't crush it, as you'll mostly be working off of the ladder it seems. 

I've even seen some pier homes built inland that way on low-lying properties as added safety precaution and likely easier than trucking in a ridiculous amount of fill dirt. 

We heard about an "electrical safety report" and from what we heard, it would suffice for future liability and apparently it only costs around $200, correct?

When it comes to the safety of my family I would be insane to ignore this very real threat, so I put in a radon mitigation system.

Does anyone know if I am able to buy a piece of land, build a house on it myself (yes everything will be up to code and build with safety in mind), and then rent it out.