When the public speaks, don’t argue with them.

With FHA loan you have to clear all health and safety code violations and this a safety one so you cannot close without fixing it.

I currently rent from a family friend that has some health issues and we pay very little for our rent at $1100 / month covering everything / all utilities, etc, and is in a beautiful place so I am reluctant to leave our place where we live and instead want to farm out this house as an income tax shelter + gain some equity in something.  

@Sergio Orjuela You just posted on a public forum that you are going to commit mortgage fraud.

You can likely find this information in the local public county records.  

Finding homes to flip in this condition can be done through popular online listing websites or through manual and creative methods like searching public records and advertising on signs.

I draw the line and say no if it is not a health violation the issue is regarding 

The corresponding downside is that you can't publicly advertise and must have a pre-existing substantive relationship with investors. 

Congratulations :)First, never tell people in a public post how much you have to spend.

A value of 100 indicates a balanced market.”Here is the very telling chart of the fall of the CMI since May 2022:Their November 14th report concluded, “The majority of the market has been a buyer's market for some time, but the whole market has been propped up by the relative health of the luxury sector.