The offer was quickly accepted and the roof replacement cost was effectively rolled into my loan. 

The Land Trust also has the added benefit of removing you and your partners’ names from public filing, which is a very helpful accomplishment when seeking to avoid lawsuits.

I know one homeowner who was accused of removing a second story porch (violation was painting the railing) in order to avoid fixing the violation. 

Now, allowing 2 tenants that have been there for many years, continue to stay for another year at the same rates, is I think an effective business decision and I'm not going to go through all the reasons why on here, because I do believe we are steering off topic.

It's probably more cost-effective than making the new windows fit the old openings. 

We've resorted to paying people to handle and just bill back for their time and that's been much more effective. 

Other vehicles must provided a business reason why, and give a date when they will be removed. 

You may not need a lot of money if you go the FHA route. once you generate the cash flow, it will be a cascading effect.

In effect the property improvements are often providing a greater return than the original investment was.

I am sure that the long term positive effect you had on them was probably even greater then the transformation of the condo!