The appraiser is supposed to assess the property this week, but I am afraid my bank may decline the loan due to the condition of the property. 

@Quentin WestYou could used demographically targeted Google Ad campaigns to assess interest and funnel potential buyers into a landing page.

I want to assess the cost for lead abatement and factor that into the purchase price of the house.

We engaged one of them to do our due diligence and walk the property to get a full assessment of the damage.

Is my realtor correct in his assessment of Lorain/Elyria/Cleveland, or are the riots an excuse for him to stay close to his office in Elyria?

They usually leave tons of personal belongings behind, appliances full of rotten food, everything is absolutely filthy, and then only after you get a junk removal service (which with the dumpster will cost a few thousand dollars alone) can you actually assess the structural issues.

It’s been on the market for 230 days, it’s assessed for 245, comps in the area go for 290 and they only want 175 for it.

Guess my best bet is going to find a partner that would be able to provide a cash purchase upfront and then go to a bank afterward and just get a conventional loan at 80% of the assessed value. 

Without being able to see the property in person, how can you assess the repair costs?

I won't have time to get an assessment done so I'm trying to do my best and get a conservative ball park number for the remediation.