A friend of mine decided to build a shop in his backyard and didn't bother to pull a permit or even check to see if one was needed.

Just remember the more appliances you give them, the more appliances they have to break.As far as the glass top stoves go, I would talk to an appliance repair shop.

There is also a commercial area nearby in which similar houses were made into restaurants, shops, etc and they all have this same flooring issue going on.

Call a local glass shop and they can probably order the parts through one of their suppliers.

I recommended Vancouver to avoid high property taxes and the option to shop in Oregon where there is no sales tax.

In regards to dealing with the sellers, I would clearly tell them what the "and or assigns" clause means on the contract, that I plan on shopping the contract around to local investors, and that I won't be the one who shows up on closing day.

(a) When Sec 8 pays a portion of the rent and a tenant pays the remainder, what do you when the tenant stops paying their share?

I get $1717 a month from that but I pocket all of it and pay for my classes with FAFSA and pocket that remainder.

That's not a knock on those places - I shop both of them quite frequently - but they just don't offer the kind of material or service that most professionals require.

List it as a take all and you should find a person who owns a resale shop who will come clean it out.