This property looks like it needs a new carpet or even just removed it for the hardwood underneath.

These include things like: jurisdictional codes, wetlands, soil analysis, building setbacks, slope assessment, sewer/septic placement, water, power, driveway access, etc. a civil engineer can provide most of this information.

Which means when taking off the wallpaper, we are likely to encounter lead paint.While we were scraping the wallpaper off, we started to wonder about the lead paint underneath...How strictly do you follow the guidelines for lead paint when removing wallpaper?

You don’t normally own the land underneath and it’s not “attached to the ground (ie no foundation).

I figure the next step before closing is to get any soil sample tests and surveys done to make sure I know everything there is to know about the land and to make sure the county will approve the septic system.

She also said that she prayed for the house and now there is no more "activity"That's all I got.My old house makes more noise when temperature changes or if its windy, and if this house is in Ohio (guessing, based on your location) we have had a bunch of crazy temperature swings, wind, and intermittent rain that makes our soil swell up and push on the foundation, then subside.. 

When the 6 x 6 ft island was installed, it was not installed with the proper supports underneath so over time there is a downward slope to it too much to be fixed by using a leveling agent before installing the new flooring.

He says there’s some small water damaged wood underneath the tub.

If they ask something like "will the areas underneath the appliances be cleaned before I move in?"

She did not leave the fine paperwork.Few weeks later the soil hardened and the dumpster was dumped and moved adjacent to the street.