Beautiful job!

@ Peter amico - I don't have RE suggestion for you... just stop by to say your city is absolutely beautiful!!!

Sealing limestone from the inside can create more issues down the road because the limestone leaks naturally and water will become trapped between the limestone and whatever you put on it and the sealant will start to fall off or leak.It's better to tackle the water issue from the outside: Sealing the walls from the outside (lots of digging), making sure water drains away from the house when it rains, proper gutter systems that lead the rain water away from the flower beds.Sometimes you also have to install a sump system.

Being up front and confident should quickly eliminate the shock and confusion on the the seller's part, and the same can be said for the buyer if you communicate the expectations of you or the seller, or simply the nature of the transaction.

They miss the beauty but really like how affordable everything is here. 

Will the not allow vinyl replacement windows and things of that nature?  

The key is to be flexible, and allow the opportunities to present themselves.My husband and I just did a beautiful flip that we got a trustee sale. 

One of my closest friends works for the Housing Authority of Paterson so I hear stories of that nature all the time.

Much like yours the water was literally seeping up through the hairline cracks, but our sump pump was running constantly but spewing it out on the 'upstream' side of the natural flow.

The ceiling fan remote's button is hard to press in a bedroom that she doesn't use and she wants it wired to the wall.Now i'm all for treating your tenant's well because if they treat you well the same often times is reciprocated, so naturally we paid to bring out an electrician and contractor to do some of these minor fixes and moving forward there shouldn't be much to complain about.