One may lose points for now showing up to an appointment or otherwise indicating that they could be a PIA tenant.  

Minimal mold thank goodness.

The next thing you usually do is locate your office that is convient and has a minimal distractions..  

Another thing you should consider is. to get your financing settled, if necessary, and get a loan letter that states the average time to close a loan and the maximum amount of a loan that you  qualified for.Another pretty important thing to consider is an office location that is convenient and has minimal distractions.  

Your office location could be in your living space if you can close it off and have minimal distractions that are mostly personal.Always remember to do the math analysis and try to look at it at least have a clause in the purchase contract (about 10 to 15 days) that gives you the right to make a detail inspection and possibly back out of the subject deal without a penalty that will hurt you too much.  

When you go to the city housing website does it indicate if there are any liens on the house?

to which the answer is SELLER.Does this indicate they would transfer to the buyer? 

@Steve Rozenberg ... in Silicon Valley if you look at actual sales price vs. list price you can get a pretty good indication that the market is changing or perhaps has changed.

Raise her rent and try to minimize the smell?

I am funding my 401k through my employer (with a minimal match) with the intention of rolling it over to a solo 401k, or IRA to directly fund rentals.